How impactful is your organization? Have you recently measured your effectiveness? Questions like these nonprofits need to be asking themselves daily. Failure to do so may mean their funders will hold up funding until the answers are received.
Creating annual reports can be a time-consuming and expensive activity for nonprofits. Many small organizations produce just a simple handout with the required financials, not a piece that is likely to attract new supporters to the organization. I recently read a useful article that explains “The Secret to a High Impact Annual Report”. The author [...]
With so much buzz about online fundraising and using social media to market your nonprofit, do you think that the cost of doing direct mail may not be worth the return on investment? If so, think again. According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, “direct mail consistently remains one of the most important and successful [...]
How much thought do you put into thank you letters for annual fund donors? Do you use a standard form for all gifts? If so, you may want to look at three ways you can make your thank you letters more effective. First, tell the donor how you will use the money they donated. Of [...]