by Eddie Thompson | Jul 20, 2020 | Development Management, Donor Communications
Over the last months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented increase in electronic communications with staff and stakeholders. That has in many ways been a lifesaver for nonprofits. Imagine how difficult it would be to stay in touch without Zoom or...
by Eddie Thompson | Jun 29, 2020 | Development Management, Professional Development
In my discussion with nonprofit leaders over the last few weeks, there’s a persistent anxiety about the future—and for good reasons. They’re having to deal with staff reductions and furloughs in fund-development departments, the inability to visit donors, and...
by Eddie Thompson | Apr 29, 2020 | Development Management, Donor Communications
Over the last few weeks, I’ve presented a dozen or more webinars for our clients and other organizations on fundraising in a pandemic. Make-A-Wish Foundation, Adventist West, and Texas Community College Foundations were among the participating organizations the last...
by Eddie Thompson | Mar 23, 2020 | Donor Communications
Several months ago, I posted two articles; the first listed five strategies that would prepare nonprofits for difficult times—how to harden your organizations against storms that will eventually come your way. The topic of the second article was what to do when the...
by Eddie Thompson | Feb 10, 2020 | Donor Communications
Written communications in the form of newsletters, emails, or social media posts have become standard practice for all nonprofits. The assumption that seems to drive some organizations is that if some is good, then the more the better. There is, however, a diminishing...
