Propper Fundraising is celebrating its first Birthday! As a thank you for visiting, I’m sharing some great FREE fundraising tools with you all week! Irrespective of whether you are calculating gift ranges for an overall target or for an ad hoc campaign, gift pyramid calculators are very useful in estimating the number of gifts, donors […]
Read More Fundraising Coach Gift Range CalculatorOften derided as being of little tangible value, with the very term ‘soft skill’ being viewed as laughable, empathy is not always considered vital to business activity. But in reality, empathy packs a punch that few might expect, and can actually help to strengthen a business. Compassion and understanding can help put employees at ease; […]
Read More Love in the time of COVID-19: How empathy can strengthen a businessIf you’re a development manager or you’re hoping to be one someday, here’s a list of things that your staff wants from you. And if you can put this list into practice, your team will not only be successful and bring in positive results, they’ll also be happy in their work and stay with you […]
Read More 8 Things Your Team Wants from YouA fundraising campaign can be an emotional rollercoaster, with the initial highs of launching your challenge and getting a flurry of donations often followed by lows as the money coming in slows. What can a fundraiser do to prepare for the ups and downs? Dr Beth Breeze, director of the University of Kent’s Centre for Philanthropy […]
Read More Understanding the emotional journey of fundraisingMeasuring performance is a crucial step that nonprofits must take to succeed. There’s no better way of isolating and troubleshooting any ongoing problems. And worry not, there’s no shortage of methods of measuring performance. They’re called fundraising success metrics here, but they are also often referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs). These metrics are […]
Read More 16 Fundraising Success Metrics to Start TrackingEach year, approximately 10% of your non-profit donor base will attrition naturally through death, moving, or just not giving any longer. Then you add lapsed donors on top of that natural attrition, and you are looking at an eroding donor list. Sound familiar? Here, Robin Cabral shares some simple steps that you can take to […]
Read More 10 Ways to Find New Donors for Your Nonprofit OrganizationHow to hold charity trustee and member meetings, including AGMs, so you can make decisions legally and your charity can run effectively. Clear guidance from the Charity Commission for trustees. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-meetings-making-decisions-and-voting
Read More Charity meetings: making decisions and votingThe nonprofit sector has created a culture in which strategic work is seen as a necessary evil, a process to endure, something to suffer through. Executives often enter the process begrudgingly. They may insist there is no time, money, or support. They may say that the board adds little value, that a bold and expensive […]
Read More Strategic Planning Sucks the Life Out of NonprofitsBeing a trustee feels like a weighty responsibility. There are so many important issues to get to grips with and fundraising is often one of the areas in which many trustees have little or no experience. In fact, many of the skills and experiences they have from their business lives directly apply to fundraising: having […]
Read More 6 questions trustees should ask their fundraisers…Time and time again we see the critical role that leaders and trustees have on their charity’s major gift fundraising success. If you are a Trustee or leader, how do you develop the skills that make you effective in either fundraising directly or supporting the executive team? What do you need to know about major […]
Read More Building fundraising success: the importance of leadership
