Fundraising Career Conference Rocked Hardcore
Whew! It’s over! Wow! What an intense three days! We learned from Vanessa Chase, Tom Ahern, Claire Axelrad, Linda Lysakowski, Kishshana Palmer, Phil Gerard, Sheena Greer, Joanne Oppelt, Brenda Riehl, Pearl Waldorf, Mari Watanabe and Rebecca Davis. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sure to share some tidbits from their sessions with you. If you’d […]
What would it take to make your fundraising 100% more effective?
If you are a nonprofit board member, and you are wondering why your fundraising staff doesn’t stay, it may be because you are not paying them enough. Recently I was talking with a nonprofit executive director who had put out a job description for a development officer role, and was paying $30,000 a year. She […]
How to create a culture of philanthropy at your nonprofit
[raw] [/raw] Mazarine Treyz: This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising. Today I have the honor and privilege of introducing to you and interviewing Linda Lysakowski, the author of a great many books on fundraising, she’s the Stephen King of Fundraising and she is going to be speaking at our Virtual Fundraising Career Conference […]
Why should you tell a story in your cover letter?
The Virtual Fundraising Career Conference Vanessa founded The Storytelling Non-Profit in 2012 to help not-for-profit organizations articulate their impact to donors in a new way, using narrative techniques to generate greater personal interest and accountability, thereby improving their fundraising success. Today, The Storytelling Non-Profit provides consulting, training, and coaching to non-profits around the world. […]
Thank you! Yes, you!
Do you ever think about how your nonprofit depends on partnerships? Partnerships not just with community partners, but with your donors? This post is dedicated to thanking all of my partners this year. When you see these people’s names below, I hope you will look them up, check them out, follow them on Twitter and […]
How to make a splash! Marketing Your Nonprofit Educational Programs
I’ve never told anyone about this before… I’m about to share a secret that can help keep your association in the black. What can you do to help your association succeed, and how can you get more people to take your fantastic educational programs? You’ve got to market them more effectively. What does marketing really […]