Nonprofit Fundraising Communications
In the challenging fundraising environment, are you confident you are maximizing efforts in the best way? We can conduct an assessment and help you tweak... Read More
My new book has been published!
I’ve been working a reduced schedule on the strategic communications side of my business since last summer. During that time, I researched and wrote my... Read More
Fundraising Communications
We often are contacted by nonprofit organizations seeking to retool and improve their fundraising and PR outcomes. We conduct a comprehensive assessment that includes recommendations... Read More
Face time matters in fundraising
What do you think would garner greater results, an appeal emailed to 200 people or an appeal made face to face to six people? ... Read More
Happy Fundraising and PR Communications Clients
Potential clients are often curious how I can help them with their fundraising communications and public relations/marketing. So I typically give examples to illustrate. For... Read More
Remembering your nonprofit donors
A Harvard University philanthropy study, conducted after a school campaign, found that two-thirds of the donors started with first-time gifts of $100 or less. Remember,... Read More
Humanizing Technical Stories for Fundraising
It’s always a challenge humanizing a technical subject, but with care you can engage and motivate donors and prospects. As an example, here’s part of... Read More
Bring Empathy to Your Nonprofit Message
The key to successful nonprofit fundraising writing is to understand what moves and motivates your constituencies, what stirs the emotions of your friends and supporters.... Read More
Make the donor feel something
Fundraising is all about connecting with people in an intimate and personal way. You want them to feel good about supporting your organization, to feel... Read More
Nonprofit fundraising communications – storytelling matters
As non-profit organizations look ahead to the new year, they bring with them values that matter. One of them is great stewardship, honoring the funds... Read More