Engaging Individual Donors: 10 Innovative Strategies for Maximum Impact

By |2025-02-21T14:35:04-05:00May 15th, 2024|

Are you interested in harnessing the incredible power of individual giving? In this article, we explore ten innovative strategies designed to maximize the impact of individual donors. By implementing these fresh and effective approaches, you can ignite passion, foster strong connections, and drive meaningful giving. Discover how to unlock the full potential of individual giving and make a lasting difference in your organization’s mission. […]

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[REPORT] The Nonprofit Overhead Disconnect

By |2024-11-13T12:58:15-05:00October 25th, 2023|

The nonprofit overhead debate rages on as organizations and their rating agencies take a closer look at what it means to be an effective nonprofit.  In 2013, three major agencies that evaluate and serve the nonprofit industry co-authored an open letter to the American donor. GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and the BBB Giving Alliance wanted to address “the false conception that financial ratios are the sole indicator of nonprofit performance”. […]

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STUDY: Growth Trends in Fundraising

By |2024-11-13T12:58:20-05:00November 30th, 2021|

A new study was recently released that highlights growth trends in online fundraising, advocacy, and nonprofit organizing. The 10th annual M+R Benchmarks Study, dubbed “Benchmarks X”, examines growth trends in 2015 data collected from over 100 organizations across multiple sectors of the nonprofit industry. […]

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Nonprofit Executive Roundtable Breakfast

By |2024-11-13T12:58:27-05:00November 30th, 2021|

StratusLIVE hosts event exclusively for nonprofit executives and industry leaders. On July 23, 2014, StratusLIVE hosted a Nonprofit Executive Roundtable Breakfast at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. […]

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative & Philanthropy

By |2025-08-05T13:12:12-04:00November 30th, 2021|

When Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg, into the world last month it was not only a momentous occasion for the famous young family, but the presumed catalyst for another recent Zuckerberg-Chan collaboration that will change the direction of American philanthropy for decades to come. […]

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5 Tips for Election Year Fundraising

By |2024-11-13T12:58:19-05:00November 30th, 2021|

Are donors more cash-strapped during an election year? Survey says… Now that the national nominating conventions are over for the country’s two largest political parties, many nonprofits are left wondering how the coming general election will shape their own fundraising campaigns. […]

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