by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 9, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Mid-October might seem early to be thinking about year-end giving… but “the end” will arrive sooner than you think! There are a few things you can do to start gearing up for what is always the most generous time of the calendar year. Take a...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 5, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Donor stewardship should happen every summer, even in a summer as weird as this one. While summer doesn’t officially kick off until later this month, I always think of Memorial Day (which happened about a week and a half ago) as the kickoff of summer....
by Lauren Brownstein | May 5, 2020 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Writing a grant proposal for the first time, or the zillionth time? Either way, some of this feels brand new. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more organizations than ever are entering the Brave New World of proposal writing. Whether you are writing a COVID-19...
by Lauren Brownstein | Feb 28, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
My web site and email list recently had a pretty mind-blowing day. I had a 113% increase in visits to my web site, and I had more subscriptions to my email list on that day than for any other day in over a year. I’m going to give you a peak behind the curtain...
by Lauren Brownstein | Feb 7, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
One question – So What? – can get to the heart of why your program matters. When I was in grad school, one of my professors used to ask this question when my classmates and I were creating objectives for the educational programs and lesson plans that we...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 9, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Asking for donations can be intimidating. That’s one of the reasons that having your charity’s board members ask each other is a nonprofit best practice. I would never ask anyone for a donation without making my own donation first. I want to put my mouth...
