by Suzanne Bakker | Dec 1, 2023 | donor relations, fundraising, working with donors | Fundraising
Fundraising is a learnable skill. There are do’s and don’ts. But the key in successful and sustainable fundraising is actually having strong relations with your donors. And that’s not a party trick or something you can create overnight. It’s something you need to...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 24, 2023 | donor relations, fundraising, working with donors | Fundraising
As a nonprofit you need creativity for achieving your goals for your mission and vision. And you also need it to mobilise support for that work. It’s so easy to reach a gazillion of people online, via your website, newsletter and social media accounts. But it’s not...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 17, 2023 | annual accounts, annual accounts report, annual financial report, annual report, transparency | Annual Reporting
Your annual report carries a lot of information. Some of it very explicitly of course. Like: here’s what we did last year. Here’s how much we spent. And so on. But there’s more under the surface. Let’s look at what else your reader can see in your nonprofit’s annual...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 10, 2023 | annual accounts report, annual financial report, annual report, impact, impact reporting | Annual Reporting
When we talk about reporting, especially annual reporting, often it seems to be about all sorts of easily measurable things. Like statistics, numbers, facts, and activities. It seems to be more about what we did than about the impact we’ve generated with our...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 4, 2023 | annual accounts, annual accounts report, annual financial report, annual report, transparency | Annual Reporting
One of the words most used when it comes to annual reporting is transparency. We want to be transparent to the community we serve, to our main stakeholders, and to our (future) supporters. But it isn’t always clear what it means, transparency in your nonprofit annual...
