100% Board Giving: Why You Need it and How to Get it
One of the most important ways your Board can support your nonprofit is by making a personal, financial contribution to your nonprofit.
Get Your Board’s Help with Year-End Fundraising
The end of the year is THE BEST time of year for fundraising. And it’s a great time to get your Board involved in helping you raise money. But if you’re like most, your Board doesn’t do a whole lot…
The Ultimate Giving Tuesday Promotion Plan
Giving Tuesday is an important part of a smart year-end fundraising strategy and a terrific opportunity to communicate with your supporters, sharing the story of what your nonprofit does, why funds are needed, and how they can help.
Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)
It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising these days. If you’re like most, you’re trying lots of things, sometimes desperately looking for something that sticks and gets you the money you need to pay your expenses. In…
Where to Find Your First 100 Donors for Your New Nonprofit
EVERY new nonprofit needs donors to fund their work. In fact, the more donors you have, the more money you can raise. Seems obvious, right? We encourage people to build their donor base to at least 1,000 donors to start.…
Top Productivity Tools for New Nonprofits
When you’re just getting started, there’s a LOT to do, from building your Board to setting up an office to raising money. And if you are the founder, you are probably doing most of the work yourself. That’s when a…
How to Raise Money to Cover Startup Costs
Starting a new nonprofit is exciting! You have a chance to make a difference and change lives. Paying for it can be nerve-wracking or even downright scary, especially if you haven’t done much fundraising before. There are registration fees to…
5 Ways to Raise Money and Get New Donors During the Holidays
The holidays are a wondrous time for fundraising (and finding new donors!). People are more generous during the holidays and you can easily raise much-needed funds for your nonprofit plus build your donor base with new supporters. A big, loyal…
Maximize Giving Tuesday for Your Small Nonprofit
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that has grown into the world’s biggest giving movement and gets bigger every year. Donors in the United States gave a whopping $2.47 billion to nonprofits on Giving Tuesday in 2020, up…
New Nonprofits: 8 Ways to Raise Money Fast!
Guest Article: Sandy Rees, Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of Get Fully Funded When you have a new nonprofit, you need money fast to get everything up and running. You need to pay for programs, overhead, and salaries. So, you…