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Six Key Steps for Maintaining Strong Relationships with Donors

By Jim Wilson

In my previous post, “Back to Basics with Donor Relations,” I wrote about the four basic elements of donor relations: donation acceptance and...

Year-End Fundraising Tips and Tricks For Your Nonprofit

By Jim Wilson

The Chronicle of Philanthropy working with the Network for Good have been monitoring year-end fundraising over the past three years. They've...

Three Business Strategies That Can Save Your Association

By Jim Wilson

In my previous post on The Changing Dynamics of Associations I addressed the critical problems facing associations: redefining purpose, providing...

The Changing Dynamics Of Associations

By Jim Wilson

"The political associations that exist in the United States are only a single feature in the midst of the immense assemblage of associations in that...

Integrating a Direct Mail, Email Campaign to Nurture Nonprofit Donors

By Jim Wilson

This is the third in our series about direct mail for nonprofits. In our last post we talked about personalizing your direct mail and prior to that...

Direct Mail Matters – So Make It Personal

By Jim Wilson

This is the second in our four-part series around direct mail for nonprofits. Our last post was on Increasing Donations with Direct Mail Campaigns....

Increasing Donations with Direct Mail Campaigns

By Jim Wilson

It sure is easy to devote your campaign fundraising activities to online channels. After all, they’re cheap and can be reasonably effective —...

5 Key Factors Needed to Place Social Media at the Heart of Your Nonprofit Communications Plan

By Jim Wilson

In my last post I wrote about the web content that drives donations. This content typically resides on your website, which serves as the hub of all...

Six Tips to Produce Content That Inspires Web Donations

By Jim Wilson

Is your online donation strategy to simply send more fundraising emails? You might want to think again. A recent study from M+R titled Benchmarks...

Using Online Event Fundraising to Boost Nonprofit Donations

By Jim Wilson

You're all familiar with the fantastic online fundraising numbers that President Obama has boasted. His campaign's fundraising initiatives that...

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