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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 …

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 …

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 …

October 5, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Building relationships

As I celebrate one year of Altrui Consulting, I have had many reminders about the work we do and why I believe it’s so important. Our biggest successes in the last year have been working with nonprofits to support them in building stronger, lifelong relationships with …

September 7, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Being of service

Altrui is now in our twelfth month! Time flies when having fun, and aside from being one of the biggest learning experiences of my life, creating and growing Altrui has been a lot of fun. Part of what has been fun for me is the opportunity …

August 10, 2020

byDan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Donating and tax savings for 2020

In my time of working with people who donate to make the world a better place, I have never met someone who donates simply to save money on taxes. And, I have worked with many donors who are able to be more philanthropic because their tax …

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. …

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Being of service

Donating and tax savings for 2020

Relationships