Guest Post by Andrew Arrieta / Co-founder of Enact Impact Nonprofit teams are some of the most passionate, committed people in the workforce, but often they are overwhelmed. This challenge is widely known both within and beyond the nonprofit sector: nonprofits are often strapped for time, resources, and expertise. There are many innovative ways to […]

2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends On this episode we talk with Kivi Leroux Miller and we talk all about the insights in her newly released 2017 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report. In this report Kivi and her team tackle questions like: What do most nonprofit communications teams look like? What separates effective communications teams from less effective […]

Today it seems like the options for reaching donors are virtually unlimited. We can meet up for coffee, host an event, make a phone call, shoot out an email, blast a Tweet, post a video on YouTube, organize a Facebook LIVE event and the list goes on and on. It’s a far cry from the […]

If Gandhi’s phrase “The future depends on what you do today” is true, then we have some work to do this month. After all, February is often considered a “slower” time for fundraising professionals. Therefore, it’s a perfect opportunity to complete a lot of to-dos you simply can’t get to the rest of the year. […]

Chances are, you’re still working through the chaos that was year-end fundraising. You’re probably also knee-deep in meetings to prepare your fundraising calendar, budget, etc. for the upcoming year. Yes, I know all too well just how exhausting the annual fundraising cycle is for you and other nonprofit professionals. However, there is a silver lining […]

A nonprofit I once worked with went through a recent organization-wide change. Instead of working toward abstract goals, they began to focus on impact. It was a necessary shift that many forward-looking nonprofits are making as well, but it threw some of their long-time, loyal donors off. The nonprofit had to field a ton of […]

GuideStar (now part of the new nonprofit organization called Candid) is a great resource for any nonprofit. This online database, which has been around since the mid-90’s, provides information ranging from mission statement to financials for more than 2.7 million charitable organizations in the United States.  Donors aren’t the only audience interested in your GuideStar […]

Charity Navigator (CN), self-billed as “your guide to intelligent giving” is a donor-centered database that allows visitors analyze the financial transparency and responsibility of over 8,000 charitable organizations in the United States. To be rated within CN’s system, your nonprofit must be located in the US and meet a number of criteria. Per the Charity […]