Nonprofits face unique challenges that for-profit organizations don’t have to grapple with. First, nonprofits have to ask for money from people who don’t directly use their services. Instead of customers, nonprofits rely on donors. And many donors insist on spending less on administrative and managerial tasks, yet these functions are what make philanthropic efforts possible. These challenges make negotiation for nonprofits different compared to for-profit negotiations. Here are five proven ways you can get your donors […]

Spring is in full bloom, which means a whole new season of fundraising opportunities are headed your way! By taking advantage of the sunshine, gorgeous weather and plentiful holidays spring has to offer, you can make spring fundraisers the best of the year. 1. Easter Egg Hunt With Easter just around the corner, this timeless, family-friendly event doubles as the perfect way to raise money for your organization. All you need are some plastic eggs, […]

Last month, Nonprofit Hub introduced its newest Hubcast series, Growing Good, at Cause Camp. In each episode, Nonprofit Hub executive director Randy Hawthorne and his co-host, Kyle Cartwright, chat with young social sector professionals about how they see the nonprofit industry adapting and evolving. In the second episode of Growing Good, co-hosts Randy Hawthorne and Kyle Cartwright chat with Graham Pansing Brooks, Founder and President of SEAchange, LTD, a consulting firm and certified Benefit Corporation […]

Fundraising is quite the beast. It’s a sprawling, various, intricate process, and there are areas of it that nonprofits, especially new ones, tend to avoid. One of these areas is legacy giving, a type of donor-based fundraising that scares a lot of organizations, causing them to neglect it altogether. But it’s not that scary—at least it doesn’t have to be. Let’s go through the basics so you can decide if legacy giving might be the […]