Do you see others in your community getting 6, 7, even 8 figure gifts and wonder how you can get one too? It takes a lot of work, patience and luck. Learn what you can do to increase your chances of receiving one of these transformational gifts for your organization.

Most of the fundraising appeals I receive in the mail miss their mark. Learn the 3 things that all effective fundraising appeal letters should include. Same goes for email, by the way!

Last week we talked about the importance of retaining donors. This week hear a case study of an organization to whom I made a first gift who has done a phenomenal job of stewarding that gift, making me -- and most of their donors -- much more likely to make subsequent gifts.

As we come upon the one-year anniversary of living in this new normal, now is a good opportunity to see how far we have come as a sector and what work remains.

As we settle into 2021, I see some reasons for hope and optimism that nonprofits can have a better year, at least financially. I draw this conclusion based on the following observations, drawn from my research on the political, economic, and social forecasts that filled the media and various newsletters during the last quarter of 2020.

President Trump signed on the evening of December 27 a COVID relief bill provisions to help nonprofits. We summarize those resources in this week’s Nonprofit Tips & Tidbits.