Nervous about your crowdfunding campaign’s wobbly, uncertain success? Perhaps your campaign is not going as well as you expected or you’re not getting the traction and publicity that you thought you would. It’s not all lost. You can still change it! Let’s look at what the common symptoms are for a failing crowdfunding campaign and […]

She’s the First volunteer Laura Simion spends most of her day working as an account manager in the financial services industry. She works just as hard for startup nonprofit She’s the First as co-chairperson of the organization’s finance committee. Laura Simion joins She’s the First Laura was born and raised in Romania then emigrated with […]

When it comes to changing the world, you’d rather be on the front-lines, rather than planning an online fundraising campaign. You’ve limited time budgeted for executing a fundraising campaign, so how should you make the most of it? Not All Tasks Are Created Equal First, let’s look at the elements that we’ve identified in a […]

Andrew Stanton is one of the greatest storytellers in making audiences care. He’s the writer of all three Toy Story films as well as Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and John Carter. Stanton knows every story comes forth by blood, sweat, and tears. He carefully designs stories to draw people in. What’s the one rule that he […]

Blogging at your nonprofit is one of the best ways to keep your support base updated on what’s happening as well as to show the impact that your work is having on making the world a better place. Telling stories helps you improve SEO and even get more donations too! But unfortunately, usually, someone who […]

You can imagine I learned a lot about people and what makes them tick as a social work student interning in the juvenile court. I studied Counseling Psychology in graduate school (although funny enough, I have only taken social work jobs thus far) with an opportunity to counsel 13 to 17-year-old youth. Time after time […]

Sometimes, a stereotype has some truth in it.  In this case, the stereotype that men prefer simple messages over more complicated and detailed ones may have legs. (Don’t attack us just yet!  We’re certainly not saying that men are dumb.  The author of this post is a man, and we wouldn’t allow that kind of […]

Video speaks to us in a way that other medias can’t – they can draw you in and make you feel connected like you are really there, and really a part of the story. And so they are powerful tools for nonprofit fundraising. And in our current internet age, distribution and access are better than […]

You’re staring at that darn little blinking cursor on your computer screen, waiting for inspiration to hit. You’ve got to write that blog post. Or newsletter. Or Tweet. You’ve run out of ideas. Where are you going to come up with great content? When your mental resources have run dry, there are lots of people […]