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How to Take Your Voter Engagement, Targeting and GOTV Online

Where voting feels like more than just a civic duty, it feels like a moral obligation. If you thought that the 2020...

How to Craft an Effective Grassroots Fundraising Plan

Fundraising seems like a pretty straightforward, invaluable aspect of any organization or grassroots movement. And...

How to Start a Grassroots Movement

Grassroots movements get their name from the fact that they start from the ground and build up. By definition, it is...

Tips for Testing Direct Mail Marketing for Fundraising

In an earlier post on direct mail stats we noted that 78% of donations for nonprofits come from direct mail, 73% of...

Five Basic 501c3 Fundraising Ideas

When I think of “basic” fundraising, I’m thinking about direct mail, email, online, and telemarketing campaigns. They...

Nonprofit Development Manager Salary Range

In any organization, for profit or nonprofit, results are a direct reflection of the work done by their employees....

3 Creative Ways to Raise More Awareness for Your Organization

Raising more awareness is critical for the success of your organization. But before we dive into three creative ways to...

Five Ways to Supercharge Your Donor Data

Now that you have your donor list in some sort of manageable database, rather than sticky notes and spreadsheets, it is...

What Nonprofit Donors Want to See From Their Contributions

To our way of thinking, nonprofit donors are looking for a few key pieces of information prior to considering any...

Nonprofit Fundraising Compliance 101

Some people feel that since they are a nonprofit and doing good for others that they should be given any latitude...

The State of Online Fundraising

Blackbaud reports that in 2016 charitable giving grew 1% during 2015. Online giving—one of the bright spots—grew nearly...

Tips for Growing, Managing a 501c3 Organization

The Blackbaud Institute recently released its 5th Annual Charitable Giving Report covering 2016 results across nearly...