Media Monitoring Steps

The Savannah Bananas’ Lesson for Fundraisers: Focus on Fans

On one of my recent, daily walks, I tuned into Pat Flynn’s Smart, Passive Income Podcast.  (I keep a running list of podcasts I like on my Resources page). The episode featured Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, a summer league baseball team for top college players from around the country that is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia. All 4,000 seats at Savannah’s historic Grayson Stadium have been sold out for the Bananas’ home games since the team first started…

The Nuts and Bolts of Email Fundraising

With 38% of online donors worldwide saying that email inspires them the most to give, this mode of communication is still a vital piece of the fundraising puzzle. (Mobile Cause, Multichannel). So how do we make the most of it? Because it’s been around for a while, experts have analyzed a lot of data on email fundraising and distilled it into best practices.  Here, we’ll look at those around setting email campaign goals, audience segmentation, writing and design effective fundraising…

How to Take Meeting Minutes

You’ve been a victim of this. You go to a meeting, participate in an important discussion, and one or more of the following happens afterward: (1) no one sends a write-up of what was discussed;  (2) meeting minutes are circulated – some 3 weeks later after the impetus for action has passed; and/or (3)meeting minutes are circulated but they are a transcript of the discussion, making it hard to discern what was decided and who is supposed to take action…

How to Thank Nonprofit Donors

The focus on fundraising that comes with #GivingTuesday and the typical December annual appeal make this time of year ripe for focusing on how to thank nonprofit donors. But, as one source points out, thanking and recognizing donors is something that should be at the forefront of our minds year round: “It is important to embed the spirit of gratitude in the very fabric of your organization.” (I. Ibrisevic, 10 Ways to Thank Your Nonprofit Donors). You also want to…