Someone once asked this question on the social news aggregation site, Reddit: “What did you find out about your deceased friend or relative while going through their stuff?” One user…

Many nonprofits view the thank you letter to donors as no more than a tax receipt. Strong nonprofits, however, recognize the donor acknowledgment letter as a critical component of the stewardship phase of…

Every nonprofit fundraising strategy revolves around donor data in some way. Not only is data necessary for getting into contact with your donors, it’s difficult (if not impossible) to create…

Right about now many nonprofit organizations are busy with a variety of year-end campaign appeals, email blasts or giving opportunities. While reaching out to new donors, renewals, or lapsed donors…

We hope you find this glossary of fundraising terms for nonprofits helpful. We recommend bookmarking this page for current and future nonprofit fundraising questions. 501(c)(3) The 501(c)(3) section of the…

Every nonprofit has lapsed donors. These are donors who used to give to your organization, but for one reason or another, they have stopped giving. The definition of a lapsed donor…

Every now and then we feature content from outside contributing authors who help bring new insights into the world of nonprofits. This article comes to us from Carrie Horton at…

In the fast-paced world we live in today, technology and lack of time can interfere with how you interact with your donors. You worked really hard to get these donors…

You know about online fundraising. You have tools at your disposal, such as using social media, like we talked about in the previous lesson. But now what? You need to…

Online Fundraising Basics: Lesson 6 So far, we’ve covered the basics of building an online donation system, best practices for creating your online donation webpage, testing your online donations system,…