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November 12, 2020

The Top 4 Most Effective Fundraising Appeal Envelopes

If your donors don’t open your fundraising appeal letter it doesn’t even matter what’s inside it.  It doesn’t matter how compelling the ask is, how great you told the story, or even how you made the donor the hero of that story.  If they don’t open the envelope, they’ll never read all of your hard work. So, how do you get donors to open your fundraising appeal envelopes? Well, I’ve gone through the research and […]
November 17, 2020

Today’s Talk with Tiara Quiala

This week, Randy sat down with Tiara Quiala. Tiara is the founder of the Quiala group. They provide a variety of nonprofit consulting services. Tiara is also very passionate about helping nonprofits with sustainable development.  One important area of growth is grant-readiness. The Quiala group knows every stage of the grant process is important. They help nonprofits with research, writing, winning, and maintaining grants.  Tiara shares more about her work in today’s video! The post […]
November 19, 2020

Event Formats in 2020 and Beyond

If you’re a nonprofit leader, 2020 has likely put a wrench in your usual event planning strategy. With a global pandemic keeping most of us indoors, hosting a traditional in-person event is not the best idea. In order to adapt to this new normal, many nonprofit event planners have been exploring virtual or hybrid alternatives. The entire event takes place online (or part of it) and is experienced without any face-to-face engagement. To help you […]
November 24, 2020

Today’s Talk with Jim Blue

This week, we sat down with Jim Blue, executive director of CEDARS. CEDARS is a nonprofit organization that cares for vulnerable children and families in Southeast Nebraska. Emergency shelter and foster care training are just a couple of the many resources they offer. This year, to keep essential services going as needs grew, it was important for them to do a capital campaign. Jim talks about how and why to fundraise during a crisis, even […]