There are many companies eager to help you with the task of online donations, from standard credit card processors to those specializing in nonprofits.  So how do you decide which provider is right for you? Here are seven factors for you to consider when choosing an online donation service provider:
1. Features
When evaluating service providers first [...]

Does your nonprofit have a blog?  I recently began a six part series on this topic over at CauseBlogger.com.
This series is for anyone interested in promoting an idea or non-commercial message via blogs. Nonprofits, volunteers, activists and collectively those who I call “cause enthusiasts” can all find many benefits in blogging.
The truth is, there’s nothing [...]

Recently Don Griesmann posted a story on his blog that I believe is worth a read.  The organization profiled in the story, Kid Care, began as a labor of love, but ended abruptly after 18 years of service.
Its founders were not professionally trained in nonprofit management prior to starting their work.  They simply saw a [...]

I sent out a special email on Monday to those who are signed up for the Step by Step Fundraising newsletter.  It included some of the tips that I also posted here:  Annual Fund Drive, End-of-year Fundraising Success Strategies.
I got an email back from Tony with some great comments that maybe you can relate to.

Hi [...]

I’m kicking off this week with a Resource Roundup with simple success strategies for your year-end fundraising campaign. Many nonprofits see a great increase in donations toward the end of the year.  Don’t miss out on year end donations from your supporters just because you didn’t ASK!
Here’s the three step plan to focus your year-end [...]

Continually learning is important for most jobs and fundraising is no exception.  Personally I love going to conferences, seminars and even taking online classes.  (In fact this weekend I’m missing a really great internet conference.)
Sometimes seminars just give you general information that might be helpful “someday,” while other times you are looking for something specific [...]

Anytime I’ve been out shopping the past few weeks, it’s been tough to miss that that October is “breast cancer awareness month.” Our local grocery store is even doing big displays and calling it “Pinktober.”
Over the years cause marketing campaigns like these have grown steadily and with good reason.  They can be a great [...]