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The Future of Nonprofits: How to Ensure Your Skills are AI-Proof

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you know that every dollar counts when it comes to achieving your organization's mission. That's why it's so...

Things to Ask Your Donors for Your End of Year Giving Campaign - PART 2

Time to scramble and get those gifts! The countdown is ON, and if you are as big of a procrastinator as I am, or you seem to look at the...

Things to Ask Your Donors for Your End of Year Giving Campaign - PART 1

I love the holiday season. I mean besides the stress over a rapidly impeding end of year, finances going off the rail, and an endless...

Hey Nonprofits! Pick up the Damn Phone!

No one asked me for money last week. It was curious to me that for all the momentum our nonprofit sector has been building, all the hype...

Which Giving Day Hunger Games Character Are You? A QUIZ!

Another year, another Giving Tuesday! And clearly after the global Cyber Monday bonanza reaching nearly $9 billion in sales, its time for...

3 Unique Ways to Ramp Up Your Gratitude Game

Ok, we all get it. You have to say thank you for gifts. Your parents and teachers probably drilled that into you as a child, or somebody...

3…2…1…LAUNCH!

I’ve been involved in the nonprofit community as a leader and as a fundraisers for nearly 20 years. And in that time talking with other...

Do You Know Your Ideal Donor?

If you haven’t noticed, the robots seem to be winning. Not only can they drive cars for you, but they also have a very good idea of what...

3 Ways to Dramatically Increase Year End Giving

Don't look now, but there are 2 months left to fundraise in 2022. Yikes. As the panic of that statement washes over you, remember that...

3 Ways to Get Your Board to Help Fundraise!

Happy Board Freak Out Month! Sure, there are plenty of other causes that celebrate awareness and are lifted up by gubernatorial or...

Bilbo Baggins: Hobbit. Adventurer. Fundraiser.

Over the past few weeks getting ready for, and starting our conference tour, I’ve had very little downtime to enjoy watching ANYTHING on...

What Princess Bride Fundraising Personality Are You?

“Fundraising is hard. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” That’s one of my favorite paraphrased movie quotes from The...

5 Things the BEST Nonprofits Do to Raise Money

This week, we celebrated 5 years in business at Do Good Better Consulting! And besides taking a bit of time to pick up cupcakes &...

Your Guide to Managing a Fantasy Fundraising Team

Tonight, the NFL season kicks off. Which means, for the next 18 weeks, I get to suck at managing 3 Fantasy Football Teams and basically...

It’s Dangerous to Fundraise Alone…Take This!

Listen. I hate to be the one to remind you – but there are 121 days left in the 2022. 4 months. I’m not sure the musical RENT had a song...