Development & Marketing Living in Harmony
The Cramer Team Your Development and Marketing Teams may be on opposite sides of the building or on different floors, making it hard to communicate and work together. But, these two departments should be constantly in sync. Collaborating, integrating and solving problems together elevates your organization to a higher level and creates dynamic strategies […]
Not All Storms Come to Disrupt Your Life . . . Some Come to Clear Your Path
By Dawn Robinson, Senior Consultant I keep seeing memes and things about how 2020 is only getting a one-star rating and should be a do over year. Honestly, I somewhat disagree. Yes, we have had significant loss of lives due COVID-19 and my heart goes out to all the families and employees who […]
What’s an Appropriate Donor Conversation?
Over the past few months, it seems we are all continuously changing our playbook, especially when it comes to talking with your donors. In conversations with many nonprofit CEOs and development professionals, we have heard a great deal of concern about reaching out to your greatest supporters and ensuring that the timing, message and tone […]
Boost Donor Communications
Over the past two weeks our community, and our world, has shifted; and today more than ever the nonprofit sector must not retreat but advance their missions. Our sector has been the driving force through times of crisis, economic stress, and natural disasters and there are lessons we have learned throughout the years. First and […]
6 Tips to Leverage Your Board
Nonprofits should be gathering one of their greatest assets, the Board of Directors / Trustees, right now! Leadership should leverage the entire Board during a crisis like we are seeing today. Here are some tips to help your staff and Board members collaborate during this time and use each other’s greatest skill sets. Nonprofits should […]
Top 10 Nonprofit Coronavirus Check List
Times of uncertainty cause routines to change for safety and security. Nonprofits should create action steps to prepare and respond during emergencies. 1. Follow Your Crisis Communications Plan. If you do not have a plan, it is critical that your organization create one to detail your strategy for communicating with your clients, stakeholders, staff, donors, […]
Develop the #GivingTuesday Gratitude Plan
#GivingTuesday is just around the corner and most of us have big plans to engage our community. Executive Directors, CEOs, Development Directors and Development Committees spent time planning the #GivingTuesday strategies and now you are executing those key strategies. It’s time to check your plan to make sure that it also includes gratitude strategies. How […]
Internal Operations
Does this meeting scenario sound familiar? Your weekly staff meetings are probably up and running and back to normal after the holiday season. Leaders are wandering in 15 minutes after the start time and the meeting is running over by more than a half an hour. Someone realized that no one did an agenda. Most […]
Developing Your Case
A capital campaign sometimes sends organizational leaders into writing a case for support and asking questions about the different pieces that are included. Leadership oftentimes discusses philanthropic or campaign publications and communications including brochures, newsletters and letters with beautiful layouts and designs. However, your leadership should start with the different components needed to take the […]
Board Engagement: It Might Start With A Question
Do you ever wonder why your Board members aren’t engaged in the meetings? Or wish they were more involved with your nonprofit organization? Today most Board meetings are filled with staff reports and lists of mundane action items. This happens meeting after meeting and Board members loose further interest in being engaged. Board members often […]
