Insights and Resources for Nonprofit Fundraising

The Donorly Team The Donorly Team

Empowering Top Donors to Tell Your Organization’s Story

As a nonprofit organization, one of the best ways to expand your audience and attract more attention to your cause is through effective storytelling. Read on to learn more about empowering your donors to tell your organization’s story and assist with your community-building efforts.

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Sandra Davis Sandra Davis

Online Community-Building and the Nonprofit Sector

We live in an increasingly digital world. For nonprofit organizations, the online space offers a wealth of new opportunities. Learn more about the impact of online communities and recommendations that promote online engagement.

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The Donorly Team The Donorly Team

End the Churn, Part 3: Radical Transparency

Standard workplace expectations in the United States suggest that employees give employers a requisite “two weeks notice” before leaving their current position and moving on to their next job opportunity. This goes far beyond the world of nonprofit fundraising, of course, but the implications for a development department can be detrimental given the time that it takes to conduct a thorough search and recruitment process.

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The Donorly Team The Donorly Team

End the Churn, Part 2: Setting Goals and Other Financial Expectations

Depending on your organization’s sources of earned revenue, your work might live and die on how effectively your development department reaches its contributed revenue goals each year. That’s no small burden on your team of fundraisers, especially if communication gets murky and not everyone is on the same page about what kinds of numbers they are working toward.

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The Donorly Team The Donorly Team

End the Churn, Part 1: Reasons to Invest in Your Development Staff

Investing in your development staff takes on many forms. It means compensating them appropriately through salary and benefits; putting resources toward their ongoing professional development; and making sure that they have the tools and back-office support they need in order to do their job well.

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