Podcast
Think Like an Entrepreneur: Revenue Growth & Sustainable Programs for Nonprofits
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
In this episode, Trent Ricker talks with Tom Ulbrich, President and CEO of Goodwill of Western New York. They share characteristics of entrepreneurs that nonprofit leaders can adopt to help them grow revenue and build sustainable programs. They also explore business best practices that enable organizations to better communicate their impact as they seek funding and recruit talent.
Guide
How to Fix 7 Common Findability Problems
Nonprofits, UX & Visual Design, Website Development
Struggling to help visitors find what they need on your website? Our free guide, How to Fix 7 Common Findability Problems, reveals easy solutions to improve content discovery and user experience.
Article
Donor-Advised Funds Demystified: 4 Secrets for DAF Success
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning, GivingDNA
In recent years, donor-advised funds have emerged as one of the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicles. Strategically leveraging DAFs can foster lasting relationships, enhance high-capacity donor engagement, and align more closely with your mission. With a clear vision of how donor-advised funds can add to your giving community, you’ll position your nonprofit to grow with DAF donors.
Podcast
Proven Strategies to Maximize DAF Impact for Nonprofits
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning, GivingDNA
Does your organization struggle to engage donors behind gifts from donor-advised funds? In this episode, Ryan Carpenter tackles the challenges nonprofits face with DAF giving. Ryan shares practical strategies to build stronger relationships with DAF donors, despite anonymity, and highlights ways to simplify the process of accepting and stewarding DAF gifts.
Article
Gen Z: Surprising Ways They are Transforming Fundraising
Nonprofits, Digital Marketing, Strategy & Planning
There’s one simple truth in fundraising: people will support the things they care most about. However, a single gift doesn’t necessarily imply a deep-seated concern for the issues you aim to solve. At a deeper level, fundraising is transactional: I give you something, and you give me something in return for my charity.
Guide
Choosing the Right Data Visualization for Your Nonprofit: A Free Guide
Nonprofits, Website Development
Transform your nonprofit’s storytelling with the right data visualization techniques. Our free guide will help you match the right charts to your data for maximum impact.
Podcast
Gen Z and Social Giving: Unlocking Nonprofit Success Through Social Media and AI
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning, Classy
We talk with Michelle Boggs, Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Fundraising and Development at Classy by GoFundMe, about the surprising new research in the latest Social State of Giving report, highlighting Gen Z's significant engagement with social media for philanthropy and what that means for nonprofits.
Podcast
Beyond Transactions: How Relationship Fundraising Builds Donor Loyalty and Lifetime Value
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
About a decade ago, we partnered with Drs. Adrian Sargeant and Jin Chang to sponsor their research on relationship fundraising. Today, we revisit their findings to see what lessons still hold — and where there’s room to grow. Chief Strategy Officer Trent Ricker unpacks the strategies you can use to turn transactions into relationships.
Article
Transcending the Transaction: Relationship Fundraising
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
There’s one simple truth in fundraising: people will support the things they care most about. However, a single gift doesn’t necessarily imply a deep-seated concern for the issues you aim to solve. At a deeper level, fundraising is transactional: I give you something, and you give me something in return for my charity.
Article
Explore Multichannel Fundraising Advice from the Experts
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
Multichannel fundraising involves using several communication channels to engage your supporters. Get advice from the experts in this comprehensive guide.
Article
How to Grow Your Impact with Nonprofit Omni-channel Marketing
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
Omni-channel marketing integrates various communication channels to create unified experiences. Explore the basics of this method and how to get started.
Article
Harnessing SMS in Fundraising: Six Tips for Fundraising Success
Nonprofits, Strategy & Planning
A recent study showed Americans check their phones as often as every five minutes. The good (or not so good) news is that your donors are likely just as addicted to their devices as you are. It’s no wonder that SMS, or text, messaging has emerged as a powerful tool for organizations to connect with and communicate with donors and supporters.