Fundraising 101: invest in relations with your donors
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...
how can your nonprofit stand out in 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...
what else your reader can see in your nonprofit’s annual report
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...
How can you show impact in your nonprofit annual report?
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...
Transparency in your nonprofit annual report
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...
Why are financial controls important for nonprofit organizations?
“Ahhhhh no, do we really NEED this?” This is usually how someone asks me the question: Why are financial controls important for nonprofit organizations? What’s the problem? The reason why I often hear desperate ‘ahhhhhhhs’ is that most nonprofits are small. So most of...
What is the role of a bookkeeper in a nonprofit?
Many nonprofits think it’s best to outsource bookkeeping. To leave this work to a pro. And let the nonprofit focus on its core work. So what is the role of a bookkeeper in a nonprofit? What does a bookkeeper do? Each organisation probably uses their bookkeeper a bit...
Password managers make your nonprofit operations smoother
Password managers are great tools to keep your nonprofit’s data safe and secure. But also, password managers make your nonprofit operations smoother. How’s that? Why you need a password manager Password managers make it easier to use complex passwords that are hard to...
Donors are people, too
Whenever someone asks me for advice about reaching out to donors, my answer always has something in it like: don’t forget that donors are people, too. Donors are people Think about what you yourself would like to hear or see if someone wanted something from you. What...
Always look for something to celebrate
Many of us in nonprofits keep going and pushing ourselves to keep working to achieve our ambitious visions and missions. They’re so important, we feel like there’s no time to sit and reflect. Or even to plan properly. We also usually don’t take time to celebrate our...