Your Digital Nonprofit: The Social Profit Stack

Hi Reader, Every fundraiser knows this feeling… You send an email to a prospective donor. Then another. And maybe even one more. Still, no response. No engagement. Nothing. You check your social media posts—a few views, but nothing significant. It’s soooo frustrating. You start wondering, what am I missing? Maybe you’re doing okay—after all, you’re getting at least a 2% reply rate. Deep down, you know there’s room for improvement. What if the answer isn’t sending more emails or posts but...

Hi Reader, I thanked a donor who made an incredible gift a few years ago. This donor was passionate about the program we initiated, and our team wanted to go beyond sending a thank-you card. Their gift made a huge difference for our nonprofit, so with my limited skills, I created a short video showing how their donation helped a group of students. Using my phone, I filmed a quick tour of the program's location, the people involved, and the joy on their faces. I wanted to show how their...

Hi Reader, Guess what? Year-end is only 72 days away. Hard.to.believe. Giving Tuesday, only 44. It’s such a busy time, and expectations are often wild and free, aren’t they? You probably feel like your boss has asked you to help change the world. Um, probably not, but you will engage with new and current donors and continue building your organization's best community of supporters. Because you’re often expected to complete the work in record time, what if you could do the job much quicker?...

Hi Reader, Just this week, I made my best sourdough loaf. I haven’t told you that I bake bread, but over a year ago, my bread budget was astronomical, and it was time for a change. My husband, who loves making things with yeast (and barley), started baking sourdough bread during the pandemic. But like many new habits started during the pandemic, it quickly ended. At the time, he stored the “sourdough starter” in the fridge. If you know little about sourdough, you don’t use store-bought yeast....

If you're a member of my Facebook Group, you might have seen one of my recent posts where I enthusiastically shared content from Nathan Hill, VP of NextAfter Institute. One of the most common questions he receives at his company is, "What's the best donation platform for raising money online?" Instead of listing numerous platforms, Nathan turned the question on its head. He responded, "While there are plenty of great tools out there, not all of them will help you implement proven strategies...