Thanks so much to Andrew and the @PetrusOrg team for great conversation. Their team is doing an amazing job helping Catholic Nonprofits do more good in the world! Check out our conversation and more about the interview here - petrusdevelopment.com/blog/a…

Did you know that nonprofits lose around half of their donors every year? We’re good at acquiring donors but mediocre at keeping them. But it costs less to keep a donor than acquire a new one. Is your entire org rallied around donor retention metrics in 2021?

📗 In his new book Upstream, Dan Heath points out that “Downstream actions react to problems once they’ve occurred. Upstream efforts aim to prevent those problems from happening.” In my experience, the best #nonprofits relentlessly move upstream to identify root causes. ⚡️⚡️

Excited for this huge win! Welcome @raisedonors team!

Thanks to @DolphGoldenburg for the great review on our Responsive Fundraising book. Helpful summarized nonprofit fundraising insights successfulnonprofits.com/res…

🤔Trying to figure multi-channel #fundraising at your nonprofit? 👉 Download our Multi-Channel study run by the team at @NextAfter_ to see what other #nonprofits are doing. multichannelnonprofit.com/ #responsivefundraising

It's here! Register for the virtual Responsive Summit (Oct 20-21) for #responsivefundraisers who are innovating fundraising. vrtuo.us/3ikSOuG Join @bradyjosephson, @vikharrison, @tshanksoars, @stewart_kelley, @RubinSingh, and more. Kick off year-end fundraising right!

Are you thinking about how to use Marketing Automation at your #nonprofit to grow 📈 giving? This short demo 👉 youtu.be/xZTWOUm6I00 provides a couple of great examples of how automation can help you be more personal in your fundraising. #responsivefundraising

Great #nonprofits in 2020 are committed to destroying silos to shorten the distance between their supporters & cause. How? 👇 1⃣By breaking down walls between departments. 2⃣Practicing relentless transparency as they admit failure, celebrate success & close the loop on impact.

If you’re a #nonprofit leader looking for advice on how to #innovate, I highly recommend Eric Reis's book 📚 “The Lean Startup”. It was written for tech startups - but the principles are particularly helpful for #nonprofits who want to innovate quickly and measure what matters.⚡️

To innovate in a changing world, #nonprofits MUST give themselves permission to fail. We often punish team members who fail. The result is nonprofits where new ideas are slow to spread. Don’t be afraid to celebrate failure! It represents learning and movement toward innovation.

Your donors have superpowers. Responsive Principle 10: Gift Amount Doesn’t Reflect Passion. Your best champions may never give a big gift. Find each donor’s superpower (time, talent, social capital) then give them the opportunity to flourish. #ResponsiveFundraising