Strategic Communication

Although at times it may seem like only big businesses or recruiters use LinkedIn, it also offers plenty of great tools for nonprofit organizations. Learn how LinkedIn can help your nonprofit extend your marketing efforts and drive growth.

Funding pitches need to excite, engage, and inspire a major donor to write the big check. Heather Yandow with Third Space Studio presented at a Center Conference these best-practice tips for creating the perfect major donor pitch.

AuctionPay's best practices guide for benefit events.

Do your responsibilities include accounting or fundraising (also known as development or fund development) for your nonprofit? Do you supervise the development and accounting work? These are two critical functions and successful collaboration between them is essential to every nonprofit’s success.

Did you know that around 60% of donors only give one time to a nonprofit organization? Combatting this natural attrition of one time givers is a daunting challenge, surely, but there are ways to mitigate it. Presented by Network for Good, this webinar centers around loving your donors and ensuring the most upside to retain one-time givers. We will discuss time-tested strategies to engage, steward, and upgrade new donors including how to:

Discover how the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) creates inclusive environments for individuals to participate in MCN’s educational events, committee meetings, and public gatherings in this sample policy.

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Special events are important vehicles for developing relationships with your donors. The cultivation activities you undertake after the event may just be the reason that gift ultimately comes your way. Learn more from Grassroots Fundraising.

Accepting payments by credit card is not difficult or expensive. TechSoup's A Few Good Methods for Processing Credit Cards provides tips and tools to process credit card transactions, both on- and offline, for organizations of all sizes.