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Five Ways a Nonprofit Leader Can Better Engage the Board

by Funding For Good | Jul 5, 2022 | Board Development, Strategic Planning

“Our biggest problem is that our board isn’t active!” Nonprofit leaders report that a handful of board members consistently do all the work. In fact, “Only 33 percent of nonprofits report that their board members are actively involved in...

Ten Steps to Overcome Nonprofit Founder’s Syndrome

by Funding For Good | Feb 10, 2022 | Board Development, Development/Fundraising, Strategic Planning

Founder’s Syndrome. If you are in the nonprofit world, chances are you have been affected by this condition even if you have never been able to put a name on it. Founder’s syndrome has been defined as “a disease in nonprofits that has its genesis in the...

Donor Relations Strategy – Where to Begin

by Funding For Good | Oct 19, 2021 | Development/Fundraising, Donors

If you were to poll development professionals about their primary goals, you would likely get answers around donor relations strategy. These answers would vary based on the specifics of the organization, their scope of work, and the experience of the development...

Direct Mail Is Not Dead

by Funding For Good | Jul 28, 2021 | Development/Fundraising

Direct Mail Is Not Dead Is direct mail one of your funding streams, or would you like to consider adding it to your fundraising plan? Are you using direct mail but not finding it very successful? Direct mail response rates are five to nine times higher than any other...

How to Make Sure Your Strategic Plan Does Not Fail

by Funding For Good | Jun 29, 2021 | Strategic Planning

Have you completed a strategic planning process only to realize something (or everything) was not working? Are you preparing to engage in a strategic planning process for the first time and fear it could be a waste of time or money? If so, today’s topic will help you...