best practices

Great leadership of a healthy nonprofit starts and ends with the board. So what should you focus on? One of the essential ingredients for an organization’s success is the relationship…

It’s important to manage your donations correctly and acknowledge your donors. Here are some answers to common questions about preparing a donation receipt. Let’s get crackin’! What Is a Donation…

Thanks for checking out our webinar on writing and revamping an annual report for your nonprofit organization or church. During this webinar, Mary Calahane shares tips, tools, and best practices for effective annual reports…

Navigating the nonprofit field can be overwhelming when you’re taking your first few steps into the industry. Most people start from the bottom and work their way up. They accrue…

Annual giving is the foundation of a nonprofit’s fundraising program, so it’s essential for your organization. Lighthouse Counsel President Jeff Jowdy and Senior Consultant David Snow lead us in this webinar.…

Many nonprofits view the thank you letter to donors as no more than a tax receipt. Strong nonprofits, however, recognize the donor acknowledgment letter as a critical component of the stewardship phase of…

“Your donors choose you. Not the other way around.” As a fundraiser, this is an important mantra to have. It reminds us that a donor’s money doesn’t go to the…

During this webinar, Abigail Schulz with Continue To Give, will speak about donor fatigue and the methods for solving it. Currently the Managing Partner at Continue to Give, she is…

There may come a time when members of your organization have to travel. Travel costs money, so how would a nonprofit or church track those expenses? Below, we cover the…

This past week a brand new Krispy Kreme opened in our community. Much like many of these openings across the country, there were long lines and lots of local fanfare…