Nonprofit News – Altrui Consultancy

June 1, 2020

Nonprofit News

Create a development plan

I’m currently working on a development plan for a client and realized this would make a great blog post topic! There are several reasons why I think a development plan is important, the two biggest that a development plan gives you, your staff, supporters, and board …

May 13, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Starting your own business

I’m in month eight of running Altrui Consulting full time, and even though that seems like a long time, it really isn’t. I continue to learn something each day about not only how to run a consultancy, but learning about something I hadn’t even considered the …

April 28, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Don’t stop communicating

Communication isn’t always so easy these days. Many nonprofits are rocking it. They have made adjustments, figured out how to fundraise without their big events that they’ve had to cancel, and most importantly, their communications keep going and going. When I bring up communications I am …

April 13, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Online art auction – supporting artists

Artists mean a lot to me. My mom was an artist (the photo is of one of her paintings). And artists have constantly been there for me as I have fundraised for nonprofits. Always. Because of the generosity of artists I have been able to be …

April 6, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Altrui Consulting is here for you!

We’re open and ready to serve. Altrui is here for you! The nonprofit world, as the rest of the world, is changing every day. As the need for nonprofit services rises, many struggle with making ends meet, fundraising, and keeping in touch with their stakeholders and …

March 31, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Don’t stop

Many of us are having a tough time right now. Any challenges we were having a few weeks ago probably seem so much bigger now. You’re not alone. We need you right in this moment. Please don’t stop. Don’t stop serving our clients. Don’t stop serving …

March 17, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Facebook live video – fundraising and books

I did my first Facebook live session. I talked about fundraising ideas for today and some favorite fundraising books. Books I reviewed are: “Writing without bullshit” by Josh Bernoff “Retention fundraising” by Roger Craver “The fundraiser’s guide to irresistible communications” by Jeff Brooks “The happy, healthy …

March 16, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Your donors are with you!

I have written many blog posts about building relationships with donors and using donor-centered principles with donors. For me, this is the right thing to do, to treat donors as people, people who care about your impact, and not like an ATM machine. It always pays …

March 8, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

With deep gratitude

This post is all about gratitude. A huge thank you to so many who have supported me and the growth of Altrui. March is my sixth month in business and a good time to say thank you. Thank you for being by my side. For continually …

February 26, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Overwhelmed?

If you are in the arena of nonprofit fundraising, chances are you may be a little overwhelmed. If you’re not, I am super happy for you and my gift to you is that you can skip this blog post or save it for a time that …