Once upon a time, corporate funding for nonprofits came mainly in the form of sponsorship for special events, such as galas and walks, etc. Nonprofits set menus of available benefits at different price points, and companies supported an event at their desired level of brand exposure and budget.

Loree Lipstein

June 24, 2020

As we share some key takeaways from #GivingTuesdayNow’s overall performance, we have renewed confidence in our message that your organization will live to fundraise another day.

When GivingTuesday announced the special #GivingTuesdayNow campaign in reaction to the Covid-19 crisis,

Loree Lipstein

May 18, 2020

Remember when the economy fell apart back in 2008-2009? Hard to forget, we know. However, a new piece from the Nonprofit Quarterly makes the case that nonprofits weather economic storms better than our for-profit friends.

Interspersed with the anxiety of living through a pandemic are moments of wonderful levity.

Loree Lipstein

April 17, 2020

It’s simple. People give to people, and people engage with people they know. Video is more personal, communicative, and opens a dialogue better than most other modes of communication.

Thread: As fundraisers, we’re always focusing on storytelling.

Loree Lipstein

April 16, 2020

How can we help?

You can plan on hearing that question a lot from us over the coming weeks and months.

There’s so much we don’t know about how the Covid-19 crisis will resolve, but we do know it will upset nonprofits’ well laid plans for 2020.

Loree Lipstein

March 18, 2020

If it feels like your organization is having to work harder and harder to keep up its visibility in the nonprofit sector, that feeling is true. As reported by the National Center for Charitable Statistics, the nonprofit sector continues to grow at a boom pace – from 2005 to 2015,

Loree Lipstein

February 18, 2020

This past November, I was fortunate to attend Dreamforce, the “annual four-day event that brings together the entire Salesforce community,” also known as the largest tech conference in the world and the biggest party San Francisco hosts annually.

Loree Lipstein

January 20, 2020

I breathe easier. Knowing that I’m not 100% responsible for all of our development efforts has made a significant impact on the level of stress and anxiety I felt about this aspect of my role….Having a team, even if it’s just a team of two,

Loree Lipstein

January 20, 2020

1. Planned giving doesn’t need to be fancy. Yes, planned giving includes the option to activate some pretty sophisticated financial planning tools. But you don’t need to or have to use them. As a community-based organization,

Loree Lipstein

January 20, 2020

When you’re being innovative, you need to first get specific. You need to define the problem, make clear why you need to solve it, and explain the benefit to your organization once it’s solved. To help get you into this mindset,

Loree Lipstein

October 11, 2019