Most people start the new year refreshed. Fundraisers don’t. There’s no real break between Christmas and January in the nonprofit world. Burnout that showed up in April is still here in December, and January doesn’t magically fix it. Yet the expectation stays the same! That’s hard to do when you’re running on empty. We created…
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This December, we’re skipping the pear tree and celebrating something far better: real fundraising wins. Welcome to our 12 Days of Fundraising Wins — a quick look at the moments, milestones, and mission-moving successes that defined this year for our clients (and the sector). Think of it as a year-end highlight reel, sung slightly off-key but delivered with…
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Discover Your Fundraising Superpower Smarter strategies. Stronger donors. Less stress. Take the quiz, read the guide, and join our free webinar. The Smart Stretch: Doing More with Less in Nonprofit Fundraising Summer’s here, and while many inboxes go quiet, savvy fundraisers know: this is the time to gear up. Q3 is around the corner, and…
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Vanessa Bright, MBA, LMSW, is the founder and executive director of Maryland Reentry Resource Center, a nonprofit that provides support services to individuals returning from incarceration. “We are very passionate about our mission. We really want to help our clients. We don’t do things just to check off a box, we actually try to meet…
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Welcome to 2025! While the phrase “new year, new you” is inspiring, we believe in celebrating the work and growth you’ve already achieved — and reducing the chaos. This year, let’s focus on intention-setting, because let’s be honest, it may be a New Year, but you’re the same fabulous you! We’ve Got You! Resources for…
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Chelsea Brown is the Founder and Principal Strategist at The Black Mill, a Black woman-owned firm that supports grassroots organizations and minority-led nonprofits, businesses, and individuals in need of strategic nonprofit management. “This is the brainchild of being a little frustrated with philanthropy and the ways that minority-led organizations and grassroots organizations were or were…
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As we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Black Women Spark Change series, we reflect on an incredible journey that is shining a spotlight on the transformative work of dozens of Black women leaders from across the country. These remarkable women are making waves in multiple sectors, from education and health care to environmental justice…
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Sierra Morris is the Manager of Programming at Live It Learn It, a DC-based nonprofit dedicated to creating experiential learning opportunities for students. “We work with Title I schools, which means that about 90% of the students are having free or reduced lunch,” Sierra says. “We take them to different historical sites, museums, and nature…
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Whether direct mail or DMs, it’s important to know how to communicate with donors of different generations. The individual giving market is the largest and most flexible segment of philanthropy available to nonprofits, with the Silent Generation (born 1925-1945) and Baby Boomers (1946-1964) making up 70% of giving. That means there are multitudes of ways…
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