Are you a non-profit leader? Are you an executive director, development director, program manager, board member, consultant, or other type of leader in your organization? If not, do you want to be a leader at your non-profit? Whether you're currently a non-profit executive or want to be in the future, here's your invitation to join me for the single best training opportunity available for non-profit leaders: The Non-Profit Leadership Academy As part of this program, you'll learn everything you need to know to lead your non-profit into the future, including: How to PLAN for bigg ..read more

Do you want to learn how to make successful fundraising asks at your non-profit? Do you want simple, step-by-step guidelines for asking your donors for money in-person, over the phone, and through Zoom or video-conferences? Would you like sample scripts that you can use to ask your donors for money and get them to say “yes”? If so, then I invite you to join me for my brand new webinar: How to Make Successful Fundraising Asks! Learn the Secrets to Asking Your Donors for Money! Over the past twenty years, I have worked with thousands of non-profit fundraisers to teach them how to ..read more

Is your non-profit looking for a way to build steady, predictable fundraising revenue… without spending thousands of dollars or hundreds of hours to do it? If so, I've got the answer you're looking for: monthly giving.  Building a monthly giving program at your non-profit is the best way to grow a steady fundraising stream that your organization can rely on. “Monthly giving” is a fundraising program where your donors allow you to charge their credit cards every month to support your work. With monthly giving, your non-profit fundraising is on auto-pilot… and your organization gets a ..read more

We’re coming into the most important time of year for non-profit fundraisers: the year-end giving season.  Did you know that over 40% of all annual gifts are made in November and December?  Or that 12% of all annual gifts to non-profits are made on the final 3 days of the year? If you’re not maximizing your fundraising during these months, you’re missing out on significant revenue for your organization.  Simply put, you need a plan to raise more money and reach more donors during the year-end fundraising season. But if you wait until December to build your year-end strategy ..read more

Every non-profit needs to find more donors.  New donors are the lifeblood of your fundraising efforts.  You need a steady stream of donors to grow your fundraising and your revenue. Is your non-profit struggling to find new donors? Do you want to build a steady stream of new prospects for your fundraising program? If so, I have great news for you: There's a system for finding new donors.  One that thousands of non-profits have used to build a steady pipeline of donors for their organizations.  It's quick, easy, and will start bringing new donors into your program within the ..read more

As fundraisers, we talk a lot about donor stewardship.  But did you know that great donor stewardship is about a lot more than just thanking your donors the right way? When you steward your donors well, you'll raise far more money for your non-profit with far less hassle.  Thanking your donors is only the first step.  By implementing a smart donor stewardship program, your donors will: donate to your non-profit more often give bigger gifts, and introduce you to new donors on a regular basis There's gold in your donor list, if you know where to look. Learn the Secrets of ..read more

If you're working for a small non-profit… one that is raising less than $1 million per year… then I have some bad news and some good news for you. First, let me give you the bad news: much of the information that is available online on how to raise more money does NOT apply for your organization.  If you've taken webinars and classes and read e-books and thought to yourself, “We could never do that – we would have to hire 3 more fundraisers or spend $100,000 more on development!” then you know what I mean. Small non-profits are different than larger organizations.  They need streamli ..read more

Today, I want to talk about the single best way I know to raise more money for your non-profit. Your non-profit does great work, and you need (and deserve!) to raise the money you need to thrive.  But, if you're like most non-profit fundraisers, your organization is stuck on “the fundraising treadmill,” constantly trying new events, begging your board for names, and writing long-shot grant proposals that never seem to get funded. Ten years ago, I was exactly where you are.  Working for a non-profit that I believed in, but frustrated with our lack of fundraising results.  Th ..read more

Does your non-profit use fundraising letters (or fundraising e-mails) to raise money?  If so, chances are that a few small tweaks to your next fundraising letter or e-mail can help you raise 30% more… 50% more… or even 100% more from your next appeal. Over the past 50 years, hundreds of thousands of non-profits have sent out billions of fundraising letters… and thanks to all of those letters we know what works and what doesn't when it comes to getting supporters to send in donations. Would you like to learn the step-by-step system for writing super-profitable fundraising letters ..read more

Every non-profit needs to find more donors.  New donors are the lifeblood of your fundraising efforts.  You need a steady stream of donors to grow your fundraising and your revenue. Is your non-profit struggling to find new donors? Do you want to build a steady stream of new prospects for your fundraising program? If so, I have great news for you: There's a system for finding new donors.  One that thousands of non-profits have used to build a steady pipeline of donors for their organizations.  It's quick, easy, and will start bringing new donors into your program within the ..read more