A great ask has two key ingredients: A clear request. A compelling funding rationale. 80% of the organizations we encounter...
Use virtual experiences to: Find prospects; Predispose prospects to a funding conversation, or ask; Engage with prospects that won’t take...
I want to start the year off with a simple and practical tip: write quotes in your notes. After a...
At For Impact, we’re constantly trying to get people to think about what it means TO ENGAGE! In school, in...
This week we’re sharing the concept of the For Impact Engagement Tool in Halloween style. Organization: Stop Zombies NowPurpose: Eradicate...
The turnover rate of nonprofit development professionals is alarmingly high. A study published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy a few...
This is a story about clay pots. It’s also a story about learning and perfection. I’ve shared it a lot...
How do we find new prospects? This is a question of nearly every organization. Before we talk about going outside...
“When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world.” Carol Dweck, Mindset Across thousands of visits, we have learned...
We spend a lot of time aligning teams around the campaign concept. The concept of a ‘campaign’ means different things...
I recently provided some fundraising coaching to a world-renowned research scientist. When meeting with a prospect he had a habit...
“We want to build a culture of philanthropy.” Nonprofit leaders often use this phrase as a way of saying that...
