You have no doubt experienced being generous as well as receiving generosity both personally and as a fundraiser to the organization you serve. Reflecting on exactly what generosity is, and what it means to our donors, enables nonprofit leaders to steward it toward loyalty. When generosity becomes loyalty, it builds value for our causes.

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. It went from something that you almost never heard about just a few years ago, to the topic of numerous books, websites and conferences today. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising.

Arts and culture organizations increasingly look towards large-scale fundraising campaigns to achieve their visions while stabilizing their financial models.  So, how does an arts and culture organization know it is ready for such a major undertaking? This article explores how board and senior management leaders can objectively determine if this is the right time for their organization to launch a large-scale fundraising campaign. It also examines the steps in the preparation and planning phases that are key to a successful campaign.
 

There is no time like the present to begin, upgrade, or reinvent a legacy or planned giving program. Often overlooked among fundraising tools, especially in smaller organizations, starting a legacy giving program can help ensure an organization remains relevant and sustainable for generations to come.

Specific policies and procedures vary widely depending on the organization’s budget size, staffing, and business model. There is no “one size fits all” template that will work for all organizations. This guide offers a recommended structure for policies and procedures as well as some questions to guide you in considering what is best for your organization. [Courtesy of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services]

This example of an annual fund development agreement between a non-profit organization and a fund-raising consultant is suggested as a guideline for organizations having little or no experience in drafting such documentss. (MS Word .docx format)

Have you done everything you can to make it easy for people who support your mission and organization to donate online? If not, this article explains how you might be leaving money on the table—or worse, alienating supporters.

For arts and culture organizations, digital marketing represents the opportunity to analyze marketing campaigns and understand what is working, and what is not, in real-time.

If you have never undertaken an annual fund before or have limited experience, this guide will walk you through a step-by-step process to planning a successful annual fund. If you’re a bit more experienced, it will provide some additional helpful tips to make your annual fund even more efficient. Be sure to read all the inserts and call-outs for the full experience. While that his booklet was prepared by a professional fundraising consulting company, the information provided is useful to anyone trying to get a handle on this subject.