It’s fundraising season so here at iMission, we wanted to provide a quick and easy How-To Guide for you to get your donor orientation campaign off the ground. Let’s review the basics: what’s a donor orientation series? It’s a series of emails – possibly automated...
Nonprofit fundraising must find new and innovative ways to succeed. Google has expanded its tools within Google for Nonprofits that can help. Most importantly, Google’s tools for nonprofit organizations make it possible to conserve cash while...
A joke is going around in the fundraising circles. It’s one boomers find humorous, millennials not so much. Here it is. “How do you get a millennial to give?” Long pause. Then the punch line. “Wait till they’re 45.” If you’ve been fundraising and focused on big...
Digital Mapping is a powerful tool that every nonprofit should be using. In today’s connected world, leading nonprofits are using mapping solutions in five critical ways: better-targeted programs & services, fundraising, strategic planning, storytelling, and...
It is still relatively rare for a private company board to think about social impact. Benefit corporations, a for-profit organization that explicitly seeks to pursue both private and public benefits, are becoming more popular. Their social entrepreneurs can learn...
1. Frame strategy before planning Too often, the planning cart is put before the strategic horse. Nonprofit strategy provides the framework not only for crafting the plan, but also for day-to-day decision-making. Good strategists outperform great...
