Normally, Giving Tuesday is held on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Due to the unexpected changes caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic, Giving Tuesday Now was created to help nonprofits...
No, it is not too early to think about your year-end appeal. As a matter of fact, it might be a little late. But, if you haven’t started planning – don’t freak out! The following checklist will...
The year is more than halfway over and as the weather starts to cool down, we are all marking our calendars for holidays and planning the final quarter of the business year. Additionally, if you...
Every day, we are all impacted by a nonprofit in our community, whether we know it or not. I pass through Zoar, which is preserved by a nonprofit. I walk my dog, Lucy, who I rescued from a...
This week’s blog is based on a presentation Amy Wong, president of Dot Org Solutions, gave to a group of fundraising professionals, sponsored by LEAVE A LEGACY® Summit, Portage, Medina and ...
It’s a new year for your fundraising efforts. One of your goals might be to recruit some new donors to your organization. And some of the ways you can find new donors is to buy or rent a list. I...
It’s that time of year when we start getting bombarded with requests for donations. Whether it’s through the mail, phone, social media or even by people coming door-to-door, requests are...
Facts and statistics found at Giving USA There are nearly 87,000 grant-making foundations in the U.S. and they give more than $60 billion every year. While these numbers sound amazing and explain...
There are approximately 73 million millennials in the United States. While there are many terms about this generation, a millennial is usually defined as someone born between 1981 and 2004. They...
I just finished presenting this topic to a group of smart, savvy business women who wanted to know more about giving to charity. With the giving season coming soon, I thought it would be good to...
