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Prospect Research questions… and the One Big Question

Prospect Research questions… and the One Big Question

by Lauren Brownstein | Jul 7, 2022 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit

Prospect Research (a.k.a. researching prospective donors) is a popular fundraising topic that can be fraught with questions: Is it really OK for me to look up and share information about a potential donor? With whom should that information be shared? With whom should...
Finding the “New” Annual Campaign Donors You Already Know

Finding the “New” Annual Campaign Donors You Already Know

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:...
Psych Yourself Up to Ask for a Donation

Psych Yourself Up to Ask for a Donation

by Lauren Brownstein | May 10, 2019 | donation, Fundraising, Philanthropy

Asking for a Donation – You CAN Do this! For many of us, asking for a donation is the last thing we want to do. It feels uncomfortable. It feels pushy. It feels intrusive. Or, as my middle school daughter might say, it’s “cringy.” These feelings are natural. In our...
Learn to Ask Better Questions and Create Deeper Connections

Learn to Ask Better Questions and Create Deeper Connections

by Lauren Brownstein | Apr 16, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit

Ask Better Questions If you work or volunteer in the nonprofit world, you’ve probably heard that old-school advice: If you are going to do outreach for your charitable organization (whether you are raising money, forging new partnerships, generating good PR,...
Small and Mighty: The Hidden Strengths of a Small(er) Fundraising Shop

Small and Mighty: The Hidden Strengths of a Small(er) Fundraising Shop

by Lauren Brownstein | Apr 17, 2018 | donation, Fundraising, Nonprofit

Great nonprofit professionals are alchemists – they take what they have (with fundraising, or anything else in their organization) and create something extraordinary out of it. In 25+ years working with nonprofits, I’ve seen that the professionals who thrive are those...
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