by Cyndi Lauren | Mar 22, 2018 | communications, development and fundraising, Making Money, Nonprofit operations
There are several basic truths about fundraising- It is not always the glamorous black tie gala with trips to the French Riviera hosted at the nicest place in town. It is not sending out an email to everyone and getting lots of money by return mail.? It is not writing...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 23, 2017 | communications, development and fundraising, Making Money, membership, Nonprofit operations
Among the thousands of articles, blogs, webinars and seminars for nonprofit organizations is the advice to create powerful stories that show in real people terms, what is is you do. The advice is to write?a compelling story to catch the eye of, and engage, your...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 3, 2016 | development and fundraising, Financial Reporting, fiscal management, Making Money, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Tools
A? nonprofit metric is a standard of measurement, most often represented with numbers.? A number has little ambiguity on its own, but alongside other numbers, the meaning of that number can become less clear.? In nonprofit management and fundraising there has...
by Cyndi Lauren | Apr 21, 2016 | communications, development and fundraising, donor advice, Fresh Eyes, Making Money, Nonprofit operations, Strategic Planning
The Monthly Donor: The donor pledged publicly a monthly gift of $1000 at the annual gala.? For the first 3 months, the checks came in on time. The 4th month, the check was 2 weeks later. The 5th month, no money arrived at all. When the development director called to...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jan 21, 2016 | Business - Consulting Services, development and fundraising, donor advice, fiscal management, Making Money, membership, Nonprofit operations, Operations
Email remains one of the most effective, most efficient ways to contact and connect with your donors. Responding to a donation quickly and clearly is critical to keeping and honoring that donor. But email can be a deluge, and ensuring your message gets read is...
by Cyndi Lauren | Nov 3, 2015 | development and fundraising, fiscal management, Making Money, Nonprofit operations, Operations, Protecting Yourself
? But my friend told me we didn?t have to pay state sales tax because we are a nonprofit.? see: Don’t Get Bitten By UBIT??We have an accountant on our board and she said that we didn?t have to pay federal payroll taxes for our...
