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Most Recent Blog Posts
Tell a Story of One Person to Improve Your Fundraising
Great fundraising is about one person, not a bunch of people. Great fundraising is about a single person who needs the donor’s help, not the cause we’re fighting for. Learn how to tell the story of one person to improve your fundraising.
How to Use a Free Tool to Grade Readability of Your Fundraising Appeal
Your fundraising appeals need to be readable to convert. Testing has shown that the copy should be readable at about a grade level 7. But how do you write at a grade level 7? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use a free tool, HemingwayApp.
Funny Suggestions from Non-Fundraisers to Nonprofit Fundraisers
Sometimes well intentioned, sometimes demeaning, non-fundraisers often provide unsolicited advice on how we can better raise funds. Often starting with the ubiquitous “Have you thought about...” or “Why don’t you just...”, the statements are followed by head scratching words that prove everyone thinks fundraising is easy because they simply don’t understand the complexities of asking for money. Here are a few of my favorites. Add your
Major Donors Want to Be Valued
Major donors want you to be effective and efficient — but most of all, they want to know you understand and value their partnership. Relationships are key for any fundraiser. Donors want to feel like they have a relationship with your nonprofit, they don’t want to feel like it’s just a transaction.
Unlock a Donor’s Joy to Get a Donation
Nurturing a donation is unlocking a donor’s desire to express their joy for caring for others. There are many reasons why donors give. But if you look at the core reason why donors give, for many of them, it comes down to a feeling of joy.
Don’t Let Comparison Kill Your Creativity
Don’t let comparison kill your creativity. Do you look at the work of other organizations and get jealous? It's happened to me. I look and think "we should do it like that!" In fact, what you're doing, may be just right for your donors and your organization. Stop comparing yourself to others.
Most Recent Podcasts
Episode 27 – How to Acquire More Digital Donors
You must acquire new donors to survive. How many donors do you lose a year? Figuring out your donor attrition rate is a crucial metric that can determine the longevity of your charity. If you aren't acquiring enough new donors to make up for the ones you lose, your nonprofit's revenue will start to decline.
Episode 26 – How to Get More Attendees for Your Fundraising Event
For many nonprofits, fundraising events are a key to their annual development plan. In this episode, you will learn how to increase attendance for your events and how to best structure the event for maximum fundraising.
Episode 025 – Predictions for Fundraising in 2019
In this episode, you'll learn 19 predictions Jeremy has for fundraising and nonprofit innovation in 2019.
Episode 024 – Create an Engaging Nonprofit Annual Report
In this episode, Jeremy explains how to create a great nonprofit annual report. You'll learn who the target audience is for the annual report, 5 goals for your annual report, and how to create an annual report your donors will love.
Episode 023 – How to Write a Great Fundraising Appeal
Though there isn't a perfect formula for a charity fundraising appeal, Jeremy walks through a proven formula that will get you results.
Episode 022 – How to Build and Maintain Donor Relationships
Building and maintaining donor relationships is the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization. You will learn why building relationships with donors is important, how your current definition of donor relationship may be wrong, and how different donor audiences need different types of relationship building techniques.