Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I know calling donors to thank them is a good idea. But as a practical matter this seems awfully time consuming, especially for a small shop. If you can’t call everyone, who
Image Credit: Aidi Tanndy from pexels.com This past Mother’s Day, a group of activists, most of them women, gathered outside the Alameda Courthouse in Oakland, Ca. to “call attention to the harm of mass incarceration on generations of Black women, families, and communities,” according to a press release by the California nonprofit Essie Justice Group, which
Image Credit: Kasturi Laxmi Mohit on unsplash.com Cooperatives are great. We need them—especially worker-owned ones, which allow us to own the means of production and make decisions for ourselves. Hopefully, they also allow us to feel less alienated from one another, from our labor, and from sustaining our lives and livelihoods. Yet might worker cooperatives deepen their
Image Credit: Nuthawut Somsuk on istock.com The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, better known as BECMA, represents Black-owned businesses across the state. The group has an unusual origin story. Not too many organizations trace their origins to a Federal Reserve study, but, then again, the study in question was no ordinary report. Published in 2015 and
“How do we get more donors?” is a question every nonprofit asks at some point. And for good reason. Research shows that individuals are the most important funding source for organizations, accounting for almost 70% of total contributions. But growing and engaging your donor base isn’t an effortless process. Most nonprofits use a combination of
Time Management For EntrepreneursYou’re a nonprofit leader navigating your organization through uncharted waters. In many ways you need to think like an entrepreneur.
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