In this post, we highlight ways you can ensure your volunteer program flourishes throughout the years. Design a Well-Structured Volunteer Program The key to scaling your volunteer program is to first create a robust framework for the program, ideally before any volunteers join your organization. Spending some time on your program’s framework upfront will keep […]
Stay Centered: 3 Mindfulness Tips for Nonprofit Professionals
As a nonprofit professional, you’re used to learning from others in the sector. For example, you might try a text-to-give campaign after witnessing another nonprofit’s success with that idea. But what about when it comes to alleviating workplace stress? Although you’re working to further a good cause, that doesn’t mean you’re immune to the stress […]
How to Leverage the Power of Positive Donor Communications
Imagine you receive two fundraising letters. One uses fearmongering and guilt-tripping tactics, telling you that unless you donate today, the nonprofit’s beneficiaries will suffer. The other takes a more positive and inspiring approach, inviting you to be a part of the beneficiary’s story by supporting the nonprofit’s work. Which tone is more effective? Some organizations […]
How to Turn Annual Reports into Donor Engagement Tools
For many nonprofits, annual reports are often treated as a retrospective exercise: an obligation to summarize the past year’s activities and financials. This could be a missed opportunity. Done right, annual reports shouldn’t be just a record of what happened; they should be strategic communication tools that reinforce donor confidence, deepen engagement, and set the stage for […]
Improving Your Association’s Abstract Management for Events
Prospective new members frequently find conferences, chapter meetings, webinars, and other events compelling reasons to join your association—not to mention these benefits’ role in keeping existing members engaged. Events offer networking opportunities, access to relevant vendors, and a front-row seat to new developments in the industry. While all of these components factor into a memorable event, […]
5 Benefits of Maintaining a Strong Online Member Community
Whether you work for an association or member-based nonprofit, your organization relies on members as both a key contributor to your mission and an essential source of recurring revenue. To retain your members’ support, you must consistently engage them and prove value in meaningful, ongoing ways. One of the most effective ways to do this is […]
Bridging the Gap Between Legacy Governance Practices and Digital Transformation
Digital transformation doesn’t just change how staff work. It changes what boards must oversee. Nonprofits everywhere are modernizing. They’re adopting new donor databases, moving programs to hybrid formats, automating financial workflows, and tightening reporting. Most of that work lands on staff, as it should. If governance stays stuck in “legacy mode” while the organization moves […]
How to Manage Your Arts and Cultural Nonprofit’s Revenue Streams in Uncertain Times
Arts and cultural organizations have spent the last few years rebuilding audiences, reopening doors, and restoring programs. But even as attendance stabilizes, many leaders are discovering that financial recovery is not the same as financial resilience. Across museums, zoos, and cultural centers, revenue risk has become more structural than situational. Funding sources are more volatile. […]
Rethinking What Makes a Donor Truly Valuable
Although every donor is valuable, not all donor value is created equal. It’s time to challenge some long-held assumptions about donor value. Here we unravel three recurring myths and reveal truths that can help you focus on the donors who genuinely make a difference. 1. Are Multichannel Donors Really More Valuable? For years, fundraisers have […]
How to Offer More Enticing Volunteering Opportunities
When you find that your nonprofit’s volunteer opportunities are no longer drawing the interest they used to, it’s time to reframe and adjust your volunteer management strategy. To attract and retain modern volunteers, your nonprofit may need to recalibrate its volunteer opportunities to better appeal to your community. This article explores how you can design volunteer […]
Optimizing Your Website for DAF Donations
Two things are true: For nonprofits, adapting to the rise of DAF donations is not simply another item on a checklist. It is a real opportunity to grow revenue across all segments — not just from major donors. Nonprofits that are successful at securing DAF donations are using all of their resources — including their […]
AI Can’t Replace Heart, But It Can Strengthen Fundraising Year-Round
For nonprofits, generosity doesn’t follow a single calendar moment. While year-end giving remains significant, with billions raised on GivingTuesday alone, today’s fundraising reality is continuous, fast-moving, and increasingly complex. Donors are engaging across channels and throughout the year, and organizations must be ready to meet them wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. Yet 2026 arrives with both opportunity […]
