Fundraising, Social Media. Volunteers
4% Growth In Giving Forecast For 2012. Roger Craver, The Agitator, comments on the recent good news that there might be signs of life in charitable donations both in 2011 and 2012, as detected by the Atlas of Giving.
Earned Income 101 for Nonprofits is from my lawyer friends at Nonprofit Law Blog. Thank goodness for Emily Chan and Gene Takagi who can translate legalese into English for the rest of us. This post lists some of the points these two made in a recent webinar.
18 ways to grow your email list for fundraising, cultivation, etc.. Karen Zapp sticks to the basics and drills them home. I like that - and email list building shouldn't get lost in the shuffle of the daily grind.
Volunteer Screening Interviews: Not Just Risk Management. Having been on the receiving end of a really bad interview by a volunteer manager, I appreciate these tips from Tobi Johnson. Are your volunteer interviews at least 50% about listening?
How fundraisers are getting it right in the mail. Jeff Brooks, of Future Fundraising Now, says that nonprofits are doing a lot of things right with direct mail, especially compared to the commercial sector.
Questions To Ask Lapsed Donors. The NonProfit Times Blog draws this list of questions from a book, Wired and Dangerous. Use these questions to, "get a better understanding of how your organization can improve."
What can fundraising professionals learn from a 3-year-old? Erik Anderson, of DonorDreams, finds lessons in joy, celebration, and ice cream in this charming vignette.
Do you know the lifetime value of your donors?. Chip Grizzard, of Grizzard Communications, suggests that we change the way we measure lifetime value. Maybe we need a Klout-like score that factors in social influence as well as dollars?
Nonprofit News
Facebook Game 'WeTopia' Allows Players To Donate Real Cows - Forbes. Game on for charity.
Tablet Users Spend 50% More Per Purchase Than Smartphone Owners - Fast Company. Implications for nonprofits?
Six Years of Microlending: Catching Up With Kiva. Has Kiva emerged from the cloud of naysayers?
Photo: Atlas of Giving
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