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I’m on a road trip to work with some Altrui clients. While planning the trip I decided to plan time for self care. Burnout is common in the world of nonprofit fundraising, and although I am far from that I want to keep it that way …

March 25, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Hiring a new development team member

All is going well at your nonprofit and then you receive the news that your amazing fundraising team member is leaving. It’s time to hire a new development person! I’m offering this post because I’ve been part of two searches in the past couple of months …

March 17, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

The good, the bad, and your updates

After speaking with a donor last week I realized that she had given me a great reminder: Transparency is super important between your organization and the donor. What this means to me is sharing the good and bad (or not so good) with your donors. Share …

February 22, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

An attitude of gratitude

In the last year or so I have changed how I talk about thanking donors, from a process of thanking them to a whole strategy around expressing gratitude. An attitude of gratitude is part of this. For those who read my blog regularly (well first, thank …

February 18, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Hold off on that email

I’m not suggesting you not respond to a donor or client by saying you hold off on that email, I’m suggesting there may be a way you can respond that also helps you build relationship with that person. Every week I take a day or two …

February 8, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

My first donation

Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit meant Friday nights at our local skating rink. Not ice skating or anything connected with hockey (please don’t judge me for not being your typical, mid-western hockey fan) but your regular roller skating rink. One Friday night in particular …

February 1, 2021

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Volunteers and volunteering

Volunteers play such an important role in the nonprofit world, and as I write this post about volunteers and volunteering, I’m taken back to my college days. I studied Spanish and Latin American Literature at the University of Colorado Denver, which meant I had a lot …

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 11, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Small business housekeeping

I found myself in the same spot. Again. I had stopped doing Altrui housekeeping every Friday and was all of a sudden overwhelmed. Background. Altrui Consulting is just over one year old. For the first several months all I did was hustle to build the business. …

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 …