Articles, guides, and videos on nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and leadership to help you grow.
How do you attract corporate partners for your nonprofit? Corporate partnerships can seem mysterious. How do you attract companies that want to be involved with your nonprofit? What options do you have besides traditional sponsorship? This week on The Responsive Weekly, Chris Barlow of Beeline Marketing joined us to talk about a strategy for building…
Are you planning a fundraising gala? Fundraising galas are a classic event that are part of the fundraising calendar for many nonprofits. But how should we approach them in 2022? With ever-changing pandemic precautions, changing donor expectations, and new trends in events, what makes a good gala? Last week on The Responsive Weekly, Will McCrory…
How do you write a Case for Support? The Case for Support is a document that tells your organization’s story, unifies your team, and explains why donors should give to your organization. This week on The Responsive Weekly, Diana Hoyt of Formula for Fundraising joined us to talk about creating your Case. The Quick Summary…
How can automation help you cultivate more donors? Automation can give you more time to spend building relationships and help you deliver the right messages to the right audiences at the right time. But how do you start using it? What kind of communication can you automate? How do you use it to create connection…
What did we learn at the 2022 Responsive Nonprofit Summit? The Responsive Nonprofit Summit was a great two days of learning. This week on The Responsive Weekly, Stephen Boudreu, Bryan Funk, and attendee Natalie Monroe joined me to talk about their top learnings. Our Top Responsive Nonprofit Summit Takeaways: The Quick Summary Watch the Full…
What should you be doing on social? Social media and digital strategy hold the potential for growth, community, and revenue for nonprofits…but what should you be doing, exactly? How do you get the results you want with the time you have? Where should you put your resources and attention? This week on The Responsive Weekly,…
How do you get the most out of a virtual conference? Hybrid and virtual events seem to be here to stay, creating even more opportunities for nonprofit professionals to learn and grow. No need to book hotel rooms or figure out flights, these days, world-class leaders are broadcasting straight to your office. How can you…
What Stops Donors from Completing Their Gifts Online? Did you know that 79% of people who visit an online donation page navigate away without giving? What can we do to increase conversions? Can we design our pages to encourage people to stay and complete their gifts? This week on The Responsive Weekly, we were joined by Stephen…
Start creating donor personas and mapping your donor journeys with The Donor Journey Guidebook from Virtuous. These fillable templates will help you approach your communication planning in an organized and deliberate way, so that you can take each donor on a relevant and responsive journey. Responsive donor journeys help you bring donors from awareness to…
