How To Create A Fundraising Toolkit for your Nonprofit

We’re all familiar with the phrase “knowledge is power”. When it comes to leveraging your supporters to spread the word about your crowdfunding campaign and fundraise on your behalf (i.e. peer-to-peer fundraising), that sentiment is not just true, it’s essential. In order for them to effectively promote your campaign and garner donations, you need them […]

Quick Tip: How To Use A Storytelling Grid To Develop Stories

Stories have the power to rally individuals and transform communities. Unfortunately, it’s an uphill battle for most nonprofits. You may be struggling with leveraging stories for your crowdfunding campaign, your bosses may not understand what storytelling is, or maybe you’re just not sure where to start. There’s a solution! At 16NTC, we shared how you […]

How To Use Donor Testimonies In Fundraising

Storytelling is oftentimes stressed in the nonprofit and fundraising worlds. After all, nothing has the ability to motivate donors to give, as well as get donors involved more than a well-written and emotional story. But, what if you added something a little different to your storytelling repertoire? Instead of using client-centered stories to appeal to […]

Donor Management Software: How Should Nonprofits Decide?

How does your nonprofit track your donors? Chances are, you are using some form of donor management system, whether it’s a simple spreadsheet or a complex online database. Donor management software has become an increasingly popular and convenient way for nonprofits of all sizes and financial states to track donor data. The software itself is […]

What’s The Deal With Snapchat For Nonprofits?

I have to admit that, like many others, I was a bit skeptical of Snapchat at first. For many of us, the whole idea of images that delete themselves after being viewed on a mobile device just didn’t make sense from either a social or marketing perspective. Really how can this help nonprofits engage supporters […]

The Five Steps Of Website Redesign

You’ve had the same website for a few years. You’ve been making it work, modifying it piece-by-piece to match your new strategy, new ideas, and new communication needs. But you’re starting to feel as though your squeezed in, mashed together website isn’t working for you as well as it could. If this sounds familiar, it […]

6 Tips For Writing Nonprofit Website Copy That Drives Donations

It is not a surprise to you that your nonprofit website is an essential marketing tool for your nonprofit. It may, however, surprise you that your website copy (the written content and information on your website) is essential to the effectiveness of your website. Consider making some adjustments in order to dramatically improve your donor […]

How To Increase Online Donations Through Your Nonprofit’s Website

Your nonprofit website is, in many ways, the front door to your nonprofit. Whether it’s someone looking for the services your organization offers, or a prospective donor that heard about your cause from a friend, chances are that the first thing many people do is do a quick Google search to find our nonprofit’s website. Understanding […]

How To Measure Your Nonprofit’s Website Performance

If you haven’t been measuring your nonprofit’s website performance, there’s good reason to start doing so sooner rather than later. Especially if you’re considering a redesign of your nonprofit’s website. Why? Because in today’s world, people want information quickly. When visitors to your website experience issues such as slow loading times, missing/inaccurate information, or unclear […]