Inspiration

Change the Way You Look at Fundraising

Tom Suddes

Simple tweaks in the way you think and what you say can affect how people look at your cause or your organization:

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Holiday Fundraising Buttons

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Add some holiday spirit to your website or fundraising emails this month. Network for Good has designed three buttons which are free for the taking! The buttons are available in large or small, JPG or GIF. You can download them all at once in the attached ZIP file.

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Is Marketing Slimy?

Katya Andresen

Many nonprofit organizations struggle with the concept of marketing themselves and their missions. It seems to be too sales-centric, too fueled by money. They ask, "Is it slimy to apply marketing to nonprofits?" And I answer, "Heck no!"

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Building Communications Capacity

Spitfire Strategies

In order to achieve the results you are looking for with your media outreach and communications, often there are big changes that need to be made. You need to ask the right questions and form a bulletproof strategy.

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The Sound of the Genuine

Katya Andresen

On a recent trip to the Natural History museum, right between the Hirshorn and the National Archives on 7th Street, smack-dab in the middle of the National Mall in the center of a four-lane road, my car broke down. It died completely.

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How to Revolutionize Your Special Events

Jeff Shuck

Cavemen once ventured out of their caves and into the vast worlds beyond. Christopher Columbus once sailed across the globe and discovered new lands. Now, nonprofit leaders, it is time for you to change your horizons. The way things used to be done is not the way things should be done now. Convert your old way of thought into an upgraded, modern strategy designed for success.

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Be Your Donor Day

Katya Andresen

I used to be Donor Services Supervisor for a large nonprofit, which meant my department was largely responsible for how donors were treated. A month into my new job (and I'm embarrassed it took me so long), I gave a small donation via our 800 number and was horrified at how badly it was handled.

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