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Since the first days of Altrui, we have offered a “dollar a minute” call to ensure any nonprofit professional, no matter their nonprofit size or budget, could use our services. Since then we have met met nonprofit professionals from all of the country and even abroad. …

January 12, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Donor meetings on Zoom

I’ve been working on Zoom even before the pandemic hit, and I’m happy to report that I still use it frequently for meetings with donors and clients. I decided to write this post about Zoom, and how we as fundraisers use it with donors, after getting …

December 2, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

People are donating

As I read of more nonprofits laying off fundraising staff, I thought now was a good time for a reminder. People are donating. People who have a lot are donating and people who are struggling are donating. People are trying to figure out how they can …

November 30, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Stay in today

A lot of recovery programs promote “one day at a time”, meaning stay in today, stay in the moment. As nonprofit year-end fundraising campaigns go into full throttle mode, this thought can be super helpful. Stay in the moment. Do everything you can to rock your …

November 13, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Thanks for Giving Day!

Time flies, and here we are already in mid-November! That means that Thanks for Giving Day is here! Thursday, November 19th, nonprofit board members and staff members will call donors to say one simple thing: Thank you! That’s it. It’s all about thanking the donor. If …

November 9, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Action 3: Share stories

Part III of a four-part blog series on building relationships with donors and customers. A few months into COVID, one of the small, local businesses we support posted on their Facebook page that thanks to all of their customers, they had been able to keep 80% …

October 28, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Action 2: Express gratitude

Make sure everyone who supports you, in whatever way, knows how grateful you are for that support. This is our second action to take in building stronger relationships with donors or customers. Gratitude can be expressed in many ways. An instant email after a donation or …

July 29, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Relationships

For many in nonprofits and in business, the focus is on the money. Raising money and making money. I hear it all of the time. In my world of nonprofit fundraising, too much focus is put on how much someone can raise or how much a …

July 15, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Share your struggles

“You want us to share that with donors?!” my stunned client said after I suggested we add what they had just told me to the current fundraising appeal we were working on. It was about a struggle they were having, not unlike almost every other nonprofit. …

June 23, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Keep fundraising

I read that individual/family giving to nonprofits was down 6% in the first quarter. Many of you (most?) won’t be surprised to read this. What I’d like you to consider is that this does not have to be the narrative for your nonprofit. Keep fundraising and …

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