Working With Donor-Advised Funds: The Basics
Donor-advised funds continue to boom. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about receiving donations from the accounts.
6 Ways to Build a Strong Monthly Giving Program
A top fundraising and marketing executive at Boston’s WGBH shares lessons to help nonprofits build successful sustainer programs.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Why One National Nonprofit Adopted a Family-Work Integration Policy
A leader at the PICO National Network explains why her organization reserves Fridays for staff members’ personal development, free of meetings and email, and shares initial results of the experiment.
By Denise Collazo
Contributor
5 Steps to Building a Culture of Racial Equity
Establish a shared vocabulary, identify champions, and examine compensation data by race, among other actions, a new study recommends.
“Leave your ego at the door” and other tips from a philanthropist.
By ISA CATTO
Contributor
Tools for Attracting and Facilitating Gifts of Farmland
How one community foundation markets an innovative planned-giving opportunity and vets potential participants.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
How Charities Can Prevent a Ransomware Attack
Training employees is essential as more and more organizations suffer attacks that take down entire computer systems, said a speaker at the Nonprofit Technology Conference on Thursday.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How to Raise Money — and Talk to Donors — When Your Organization Is Near Death
You may have to ditch tradition to bring in money for a failing organization, but donors sometimes give surprisingly big contributions under those circumstances.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How One Nonprofit Identified Website Visitors by Traits — and Saw Fundraising Spike
Identifying “personas” can give charities the information they need without spending money on surveys and consultants’ fees. It helped boost one group’s giving 100 percent from one year to the next.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
How to Inspire Midlevel Donors to Give More
Fundraisers who focus on $1,000-to-$25,000 gifts share strategies for building a coterie of loyal supporters with appeals that combine broad reach and a personal touch.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor