donors

Blog Post

I spent the first seven years of my charity career raising money from the private sector and, over that time, I saw my and most of my peers’ job titles rebrand from corporate fundraising to corporate partnerships manager. Everyone talked about the...
As we've been reminded recently, mobile donations and text-to-give campaigns are quick and easy ways to ask people to give. This is especially true when natural disasters strike, and people are eager to help immediately. One of the drawbacks with...
Network for Good just released The Online Giving Study: A Call to Reinvent Donor Relationships. The study was a biggie for Network for Good - nearly $400 million in online giving via our platform to 66,000 charities over seven years all over the...
This post was originally published on Vivanista. Is your organization having trouble retaining donors? Do you have a significant number of followers who give once and never again? If so, here are our tips and tricks for reconnecting with lapsed...
This post was originally published on The Philanthropic Initiative's Inc.'s strategic philanthropy blog, Deep Social Impact. That seemed to be the question behind grants recently made by the Gates Foundation to two consulting firms for developing...

Spotlight Archive

Be Proactive in Your Giving Smart givers generally don't give reactively in a knee-jerk reaction. They don't respond to the first organization that appeals for help. They take the time to identify which causes are most important to them and...

Video

As part of the Geared Up for Giving Ask a Guru Series, Kristin Ivie interviews Sarah Koch from Causes to get her advice for nonprofits using Causes or other online platforms to solicit support and donations.

Web Resource

A short quiz on acknowledging and thanking your donors and reporting on their money's impact.