“Why?” is one of those questions that most people either look forward to answering or completely dread. It’s amazing how a word comprised of only three letters is able to conjure a swirling eddy of ideas, follow-up questions, and overwhelming concern. Perhaps it’s the...
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Emotional Appeals: 3 Keys to Feel-Good Cultivation
Anyone charged with writing an appeal letter or grant narrative—really any kind of writing where the objective is raising dollars—knows that it’s easy to get lost in facts and figures related to the program you’re fundraising for or the donor you’re trying to...
Upcoming Webinar with NJ Center for Non-Profits
Calling all nonprofit fundraisers and marketers! Have your communications fallen flat? We’ve got the perfect webinar for you. Learn some simple, actionable ways to give the messaging you use for fundraising and marketing a boost. This workshop will provide...
Knowing When Personal is Too Personal
One thing you should know about us is that we’re huge proponents of personalization, which is sometimes called one-to-one (or 1:1) printing or communications. Being as we’re in the business of helping organizations fundraise more effectively, we know that...
Your Most Effective Summer Strategy
Many nonprofits are wrapping up their spring appeals and fundraising events. All of that intense momentum has evened out, and now organizations are barreling head-first into the dog days of summer. The thought of coming up with a fundraising strategy this time of year...
Out of This World Ideas to Take Your Fundraising into the Stratosphere
If you’re like most people dealing with nonprofit fundraising, there have been times when you just couldn't get off the ground It happens to everyone at some point whether you’re drafting a grant narrative, appeal letter, or a soft campaign on a social channel. Even...
Re-Defining Development
Many development departments in non-profits are understaffed, overworked, and many times not as effective as they can be due to the hard results sought after by the Executive Directors and Board of Trustees. In fact, too often development has become synonymous with...