by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 17, 2026 | donation, Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit, Philanthropy
Nonprofit teams are busy. There are always more grants to apply for, more meetings to attend, more reports to write, and more fundraising ideas someone thinks the organization should try. But in my experience working with nonprofit clients, the problem usually isn’t...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 26, 2026 | donation, Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Is This Fundraising Opportunity Really Worth It? Nonprofit organizations are constantly presented with fundraising opportunities. Some are an easy yes. Some are an easy no. And some fall into that murky middle where the opportunity looks great on paper—but your gut is...
by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 16, 2025 | donation, Fundraising, Nonprofit
It’s mid-October, and Halloween is approaching. As I watch my black cat dozing on my couch, and I look out my window at the Halloween decorations already popping up around my neighborhood, I know that Scary Season is upon us. Want to scare off your donors for good?...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 25, 2025 | donation, Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
At this year’s Bridge Conference — a joint effort of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Washington DC Metro Area Chapter and the Direct Marketing Association of Washington — I attended a thought-provoking presentation that unpacked the latest data from...
by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 3, 2022 | donation, Fundraising, Nonprofit
Your organization can search high and low for new donors… but the new donors you seek might be hiding in plain sight. There are plenty of places to find “new” (or, not-so-new) donors to your nonprofit’s annual campaign **: LYBUNTS and SYBUNTS:...
by Lauren Brownstein | Dec 4, 2019 | donation, Fundraising, Nonprofit
Instead of going into a year-end fundraising panic, why not set your nonprofit up for some easy fundraising wins? The end of the calendar year still reigns supreme as the time when Americans make most of their charitable gifts, and a substantial number of...
