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You can invest hours and dollars into producing a newsletter to reach your donors, but ghastly statistics say that many of them are not being read by donors. Newsletters for churches and nonprofits can be a powerful communication tool that reaches your donors during critical seasons. Use this checklist of key tips to make sure you are creating a newsworthy newsletter:
PayPal has been around for some time, and it provides a very convenient way for digital funds to be transferred between individuals, business and organizations. PayPal even promotes online donations for churches and non-profits advertising their free “donate-now” button that can easily be placed on your website. However, many of PayPal’s features actually work against […]
I am at a unique place in my professional viewpoint as a fundraiser. After years as a development professional, my professional skills and my faith are now intersecting. These two areas are now informing one another and one of the passions that has come out of it is how churches could be leading in charity. […]
Acquiring donations can sometimes feel like an enigma. You’re requiring someone to give you money with no physical commodity being exchanged. That is a real leap of faith. Let’s look at this from the prospective of a potential donor and see if we can find some core consistencies that lead to a gift. Make Your […]
Earlier this year a homeless man donated 18 cents to a church where he attends a ministry that feeds the homeless. The story touched the nation. Sometimes, fundraising can become very strategic and the honor of small gifts like this mans can tragically overlooked. […]
The mission field is exploding right now. Many areas of the earth are being reached with the gospel and experiencing a double digit percentile growth towards Christianity. The humanitarian work that many over sea ministries and missionaries are doing can be hard for us (Americans) to stay connected with, because their experience is outside of […]
When I was a fundraiser I attended many events. You receive invitations from your peers, and you also want to keep tabs on what is happening out there. When my role was reversed, the first thing I realized was how many times I was solicited. From the door to the end of the event, someone […]
August…that blissful time of year when the days are hot and hazy and you have nothing to do…except get your annual report out the door. SAY WHAT? The majority of non-profit and ministries professionals consider fall that magical time of year to get the behemoth of an undertaking, The Annual Report, out of the door. Year […]
No matter who your online giving provider is it’s critical your Giving Page is dialed-in. For example, does it match the look and feel of your website? Are their categories or areas of giving defined clearly? Does it look like a site you want to enter your payment information? Take a moment and score your Giving Page on these 4 areas. How does your organization measure up? […]
We wanted to let you know that The Better Nonprofit Conference is your free ticket to high-quality, detailed instructions for how to Fund, Grow and Lead your nonprofit. The conference is online and on-demand – you can listen to any session any time you’d like as many times as you’d like and it is FREE! […]