fundraiser Archives - Altrui Consultancy

January 27, 2022

The great resignation

I read about this every day. Whether this is affecting you and your organization or not, it gives us a chance to talk about fundraising staffing and making sure your organization can be seamless in fundraising and relationship building during team transition. Any steps taken now …

January 18, 2022

by Dan Hanley

Overwhelmed and exhausted

I recently spent time working with a client who described themselves as being overwhelmed and exhausted. There are other things they said, which aren’t really appropriate for a professional blog post! I’m not surprised. Many nonprofit fundraising professionals reach out to me because they are feeling …

January 11, 2022

by Dan Hanley

Your 2022 development plan

This post shares ideas that can be used for both nonprofits and for-profit organizations. It focuses on development/fundraising, and many of the ideas can be incorporated to a business plan. First things first. If you haven’t created a development plan yet for 2022, begin work on …

January 6, 2022

by Dan Hanley

Year-end fundraising begins now

I’ve been excitedly waiting to write and share this post. Yes, I’m writing about year-end fundraising. Yes, I know you just finished your year-end fundraising efforts and you probably don’t want to read anything about year-end fundraising for at least a month or two. The fun …

December 15, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Keep thanking

The photo is of a thank you card for donors. It’s already mid-December. You’re watching donations come in supporting your appeals, attending holiday gatherings, and trying to get in front of as many donors as possible for that ever-valued year-end donation. With everything that is going …

November 23, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Start today

Everyone is busy. And many of us find it difficult to believe that it’s already November, let alone Thanksgiving time! Meanwhile we read on social media about perfectly created plans for year-end fundraising, complete with actions and calendars and more. Then we look at our list …

October 22, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Thanks for Giving Day is November 18th

Time flies, and here we are already in the end of October! That means that Thanks for Giving Day is coming up! Thursday, November 18th, nonprofit board members and staff members will call donors to say one simple thing: Thank you! That’s it. It’s all about …

September 28, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Thank you for two years of Altrui!

Today I am celebrating two years of Altrui Consulting and am filled with gratitude! Two years ago I left the job I thought I would retire from, created a website that included a few thoughts on how I might be able to help nonprofits with relationship …

July 27, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Time off and self care

Whatever you call it (vacation, PTO, time off), take it. Plan it. Create an awesome out of office auto-reply. Let staff/clients know you’ll be out. And go! Go somewhere or do something that takes you to another world, one that doesn’t include work. Everything will be …

July 19, 2021

by Dan Hanley

Social media tips for smaller nonprofits

If you are reading this blog post you’re on social media. Based on my Altrui website data, you’ve most likely found me because of my presence on social media platforms. My favorites for Altrui and for being part of the nonprofit world are Twitter and LinkedIn. …