#Giving Tuesday and End-of-Year Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid
#GivingTuesday has gradually picked up steam since its inaugural year in 2012, and is now the official start of the holiday charitable giving season. Last year alone, 700,000 people donated $116,000,000 in 70 countries on #GivingTuesday! Some argue it should be the Tuesday BEFORE Thanksgiving, not the Tuesday AFTER Thanksgiving. Maybe they’re right, but whatever …
We Can’t Do it All, But We All Can Do Something
Have you ever considered what it would be like if nonprofits didn’t exist? The world as we know it would be a much different place. Can you imagine the hopeless feeling when natural disasters strike and no one is there to provide a helping hand? What if there were no voices for the hungry, the …
Starting a Nonprofit? If You’re a New Yorker, You’re in Luck!
Like any good reporter, I like to begin the process of writing blog posts with a little research. You’ll probably be amused, but not surprised, to know that when I Googled “start a nonprofit” alongside the word “headache,” our favorite search engine returned 1,720,000 results in 0.93 seconds.
Starting a nonprofit is tough, and managing through …
How to Run a Birthday Fundraising Campaign
At some point in life, we don’t need more “stuff.” Our closets are exploding with clothes (some of which we can’t wear). Our kitchen cabinets have (mismatched) Tupperware falling out of them. And, don’t even look at the garage! That’s the perfect time to transition a birthday celebration from “stuff” gifts to charitable gifts.
Yes, yes, …
6 Fantastic Fundraising Ideas Your Nonprofit Has Been Overlooking
With so many different nonprofit organizations, fundraising can take many shapes and forms. Sometimes it takes the form of fundraising products; sometimes it’s a fundraising event; or perhaps, it’s simply a fundraising campaign.
No matter how your organization chooses to fundraise, you may be overlooking some of the best ideas and strategies that can help you raise …
Congrats, NPT Power & Influence Winners!
Each year, The NonProfit Times selects its NPT Power & Influence Top 50. In fact, 2016 marks the 19th annual celebration of the sector’s top executives and strategists – leaders who have had an impact during the previous 12 months.
This year’s honorees were selected from a group of roughly 300 top executives, and we at …
3 Social Media Developments Fundraisers Should Know About
It’s hard enough for someone like me to keep up with the ever-evolving social media world, and “Social Media” is in my job title! I can only imagine how hard it is for my friends in fundraising to know about the latest Facebook feature, while remembering a major donor’s birthday, and meeting the print deadline …
If You Like BuzzFeed Quizzes, You’re Gonna LOVE This!
Last year the Abila fundraising team launched, in my very biased opinion, an incredible fundraising recommendations tool: the Fundraising Advisor. In short summary, it starts with a six-question quiz about your fundraising practices, then applies some Abila secret sauce and produces a tailored-to-you infographic of ideas.
To make the “secret sauce” we consulted findings from research …
6 Ways to Incorporate Prospect Research Into Your Major Giving Program
A successful major giving program can change the way your nonprofit is able to serve its mission. Just one major gift has the potential to be a complete game changer for your organization.
We all get this. That’s why it’s so important to take the time and make the effort to actively strategize about the best …
Lessons Learned from the Lexington Humane Society
One of my favorite things to do here at Abila is work one-on-one with a select number of clients. I enjoy really getting to know them, digging into their challenges, and working with them to overcome obstacles.
Case in point: Earlier this year I had the opportunity to work directly with the staff of Lexington Humane Society …
