Thread Journal
Three Hopeful and Helpful Reminders from the Great Recession
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, 2020Using Video for Next-Level Relationship-Building
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, 2020How Can We Help?
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, 2020Protect Your Time: Setting Partnership Expectations
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, 2020The Best Professional Development in the World
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, 2020Lessons to Breathe Easier in Fundraising
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, 2020Planned Giving: Four Facts to Refresh Your Approach
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, 2020Tech: Just Another Form of Problem Solving
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, 2019Bursting the Bubble: Real-Talk on Fundraising Events
We love talking through the possibilities (and reality!) of successfully executing fundraising events. We have certainly seen many positive ways that hosting fundraising events can bring value to an organization. They provide an excellent opportunity to more deeply connect current donors and board members to the mission.
Loree Lipstein
September 3, 2019Laughter: A Sign of a Healthy Team
I’ve found that if you can laugh and get along with your teammates, then you can get through the harder moments.
Thread: Why did you choose development/fundraising as your profession?
Anna: I got introduced to fundraising my senior year of college through an internship at a political organization where the small development team took me under their wing and then hired me after graduation.
