How to Create a Capital Campaign Strategy
Learn how to create a capital campaign strategy from the ground up in this article. Read to get tips on how to build deeper relationships with key...
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Cultivation & Stewardship
Moves Management: A Nonprofit Guide
Nonprofit moves management is the practice of systemizing your donor engagement through specific stages like prospecting, cultivating, and...
Nonprofit News
How to Upgrade Mid-Level Donors to Major Donors: A Guide
Curious about the best ways to upgrade your mid-level donors into major donors? Check out this guide to learn practical steps for donor upgrades.
Fundraising
How Nonprofits Can Navigate Budget Cuts & Engage Donors
Learn how Nonprofits can navigate new federal funding freezes to build more sustainable fundraising strategies.
Fundraising
5 Fundraising Email Templates That Actually Work (And Why)
Discover five effective fundraising email templates to boost donor engagement and increase donations. Learn why these work and implement them today!
Data & Technology
Instil + Salesforce: Elevate Your Major Gift Fundraising
Learn how Instil's Major Gift Solution seamlessly integrates with Salesforce to revolutionize major donor management for nonprofits and elevate...
Fundraising
Starting Off Strong: Goal Setting for Capital Campaigns
Getting ready to dive into a capital campaign? Set your organization up for a successful campaign by following these three critical goal-setting...
Fundraising
Offering Multiple Ways to Donate on Your Website
By offering multiple ways to donate on your website, your nonprofit can provide more flexibility to donors and secure more gifts. Learn more in this...
Major Gifts
Building A Major Gift Portfolio Management Strategy
This article outlines how to build a major gift portfolio management strategy from scratch, and provides templates and a checklist of things to...
Fundraising
How to Set Better Fundraising Goals for Your Nonprofit
Your nonprofit’s fundraising goals can make a big difference in the success of your campaigns. Learn how to set ambitious, achievable goals in this...
Fundraising
What The FEP 2023 Fundraising Data Tells Us About The Importance of Major Donor Stewardship
The Fundraising Effectiveness Project's recently released 2023 data reveals important trends for Major Gifts Officers to watch. Here are our main...
3 Essentials to Include in Your Nonprofit's Annual Report
Nonprofit annual reports should illustrate an organization’s tangible impact on its community. Explore the three essentials of annual reports in this...
Cultivation & Stewardship
Leveraging Events for Major Gift Stewardship
Events offer a unique opportunity to cultivate major donor relationships, through meaningful interactions and tangible demonstration of impact.
Data & Technology
Top Major Gifts Tools Every Development Officer Should Know
Personal touches rule when it comes to major gifts, and specialized tools are needed to ensure that this "human touch" can scale for hundreds of...
How Are Nonprofits Approaching DAFs? Check Out the Numbers
Donor-advised funds offer huge opportunities for nonprofits. How are organizations promoting, pursuing, and securing them? Let’s examine trends in...
Fundraising
Enhance Donor Engagement With Personalized Marketing: 3 Tips
Nonprofit audiences prefer personalized marketing that helps them feel connected to your mission. Improve your donor engagement with these marketing...
Fundraising
8 Nonprofit Fundraising Trends to Watch in 2024
2024 is here, and it's bringing new challenges and opportunities for nonprofit fundraising! Here are the dynamics to watch this year.
Major Gifts
Tips for Major Donor Outreach That Stands Out at Year-End
With so many organizations vying for donors' attention, it can be challenging to stand out at year-end, but it's not impossible.
Major Gifts
5 Tips For Engaging Major Donors Around Giving Tuesday
Despite its association with grassroots donors, Giving Tuesday presents a unique opportunity for nonprofits to engage with major donors as well.
Fundraising
6 Important Metrics for Tracking Major Donor Relationships
What metrics should you be tracking for major donors? With these 6 data points, you can maintain and grow your major donor revenue.
Fundraising
The Role of Prospect Research in Major Gift Fundraising
Prospect research is a crucial component of major gift fundraising, which helps you be strategic, build stronger relationships, and cut stewardship...
Fundraising
6 Ethical Fundraising Best Practices for Major Gifts
Ethics guidelines will help your organization attract and retain both donors and staff. Here are 6 best practices for ethical major gifts fundraising.
Fundraising
6 Ways to Connect Donors to Their Impact
Your nonprofit needs to help donors see exactly how their support makes a difference for your mission to keep them engaged and involved in the...
Fundraising
How to Write Effective Outreach and Follow-Up Emails to Donors
When it comes to cultivating major donors, writing effective emails is crucial for major gifts officers. Here are six ways you can craft compelling...
Nonprofit News
8 Nonprofit Organizations to Support for Hispanic Heritage Month
There are many nonprofits across the country that operate at local, state, and national levels to elevate Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Major Gifts
5 Major Gifts Mistakes To Avoid (And What To Do Instead)
By avoiding common pitfalls and instilling major gifts best practices, you can build donor relationships that will stand the test of time. Here's how!
Fundraising
8 Strategies To Decrease Fundraising Staff Turnover
High fundraiser turnover has huge costs for nonprofits. Understanding the causes means you can take steps to mitigate turnover in your organization.
How to Set Up Successful Staff Transitions in Your Development Department
Shifts in staffing can impact donor relationships. By taking thoughtful steps to steward donors through these periods, you can keep connections...
Fundraising
How to Build A Donor Journey Map
A donor journey map shepherds new supporters through your stewardship process to help them build meaningful relationships with your nonprofit - learn...
Cultivation & Stewardship
5 Ways To Attract More Major Gifts This Year
Your next major donor is likely already involved with your nonprofit - you just need to find them, and communicate with them in the right way. Here's...
Nonprofit News
20+ LGBTQ-Focused Nonprofits You Can Support This Pride Month
There are many nonprofits that support the LGBTQ community, and pride month is a great time to support them. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Cultivation & Stewardship
Infographic: How To Turn Event Attendees Into Major Donors
The framework of Connect, Interact, Nurture is a useful donor stewardship tool. This is your trail guide to putting it into action after an event.
Major Gifts
How to Find Major Donors for Your Nonprofit
Looking for more major donors? Here are eight steps nonprofits of all sizes can take to find new major donors and increase revenue from individual...
Nonprofit News
15 Mental Health Nonprofits To Support for Mental Health Awareness Month
The work of nonprofits to address mental illness in our communities is more important than ever. These organizations are raising awareness and...
Events
How to Keep Donors Engaged After an Event
To keep donors engaged after an event, remember three simple words: connect, interact, and nurture. Here's how to put these steps into action.
Events
The Ultimate Nonprofit Event Planning Checklist
An event planning checklist can help streamline your next event's planning process and execution. Read on for a timeline and nine steps for event...
Cultivation & Stewardship
6 Important Donor Relationship Metrics to Track
To look at donor engagement, it helps to start with data points that can paint a picture over time of the effectiveness of your donor stewardship...
Cultivation & Stewardship
4 Reasons That Nonprofit Technology Is a Good Investment
The right nonprofit technology is an investment that will pay for itself, as well as offer several other benefits to your organization.
5 Ways to Update Your Moves Management Workflows This Year
From better incorporating major gifts to improving data quality checks, here are a few ways to increase the effectiveness of your moves management...
Cultivation & Stewardship
How to Apply a Moves Management Framework to All Your Supporters
Moves Management isn't just for major donors! Here's how you can use this framework to steward relationships with other types of supporters.
Nonprofit News
17 Nonprofits Supporting Women and Girls this IWD & Women's History Month
This International Women's Day (and Women's History Month) here are a few of our favorite organizations supporting the rights of women and girls.
Data & Technology
6 Nonprofit Data Management Best Practices
Here are six nonprofit data management best practices to ensure you have robust data to support your work and fundraising efforts.
Data & Technology
6 Tips for Convincing Your Board to Invest in Nonprofit Technology
Make convincing your board to purchase new nonprofit technology easy with these six tips for getting your nonprofit board “on board” with your...
Nonprofit News
15 Nonprofit Organizations To Support This Black History Month
This Black History Month, support nonprofits that are Black-led, provide services to Black Americans, advocate for racial justice, or all of the...
Data & Technology
How To Add Instil To Your Phone's Home Screen
Mobile friendly nonprofit technology is a must in today's world. Reviewing donor profiles and pulling board reports can all be done from your phone...
Data & Technology
What Is A Standard Operating Procedure, And How To Create One For Your Nonprofit Development Team
A standard operating procedure, or SOP, is a document containing step-by-step instructions to guide the core functions of your Development department.
Cultivation & Stewardship
How to Keep Your Year-End Donors Engaged All Year
Year-End is a great time to attract new donors, but can you keep those new supporters engaged throughout the new year? Boost retention with these...
Fundraising
7 Tips To Make Your Year-End Acknowledgments Stand Out
While Year-End acknowledgments are a requirement for nonprofits, they’re also a donor stewardship opportunity. Here are seven tips for making them...
Fundraising
Creating a Year-End Appeal That Stands Out From The Crowd
Year-End appeals leverage the spirit of giving that is heightened during the holiday season, but you'll need to stand out from the crowd - here's...
Fundraising
6 Strategies To Make The Most Of Giving Tuesday This Year
To get the most out of Giving Tuesday, you’ll need to employ strategies that encourage giving and allow you to receive donations from multiple...
5 Ways To Engage Your Supporters Holistically This Giving Tuesday
Taking a holistic approach to donor outreach on Giving Tuesday lets you leverage multiple giving channels to drive momentum toward your goal - here's...
Fundraising
Ask These 7 Questions In Your Next Nonprofit CRM Demo
Seeing a demo is a standard part of the nonprofit CRM shopping process, and the best way to find your best fit software is to ask the right questions.
15 Nonprofit Veterans Organizations To Support This Veterans’ Day
Nonprofits serve veterans in a variety of ways. If you’re looking for ways to support veterans, here are several veterans organizations to check out!
Cultivation & Stewardship
3 Ways To Practice Donor Stewardship For Year-End Success
It can be easy to put off donor stewardship efforts, but prioritizing relationships now helps ensure successful fundraising for Year-End and the new...
Fundraising
How To Jumpstart Your Mid-Level Giving Program
Having a program for mid-level donors can help you build stronger relationships and increase their retention rate - here are 5 steps to do that.
Fundraising
Mid-Level Giving: What It Is and Why It Matters
Mid-level giving should be a core piece of any nonprofit’s development strategy. Here, we’ll cover what mid-level giving is and why it's so important.
Board Engagement
6 Nonprofit Board Engagement Strategies For Success
Nonprofit board engagement is an ongoing process that ensures members feel connected to your mission, know what is expected of them, and feel...
Board Engagement
Nonprofit Board Recruitment: 6 Tips for Building Your Best Board
To ensure successful nonprofit board recruitment, here are six tips to consider as you build the best board possible for your nonprofit’s growth.
Fundraising
Nonprofit Grant Tracking: Best Practices for Managing Grants
If you’re looking for ways to improve your current nonprofit grant tracking process or create one from scratch, this article can help.
5 Volunteer Management Best Practices
If you’re looking to enhance your existing volunteer program, taking some time to improve your volunteer management strategies can make a big...
Nonprofit Technology Grants: How To Find And Win Them
Finding and applying for nonprofit technology grants can be one of the best ways to fund a new technology investment in your organization.
Fundraising
Introducing: Online Fundraising in Instil
Users of Instil can now access Pledge’s fundraising functionality and create modern, mobile-optimized donation forms and pages without ever leaving...
Volunteer Management
How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers: A Nonprofit Guide
Volunteer recruitment and retention are pillars of an effective program. Here's how to find and keep volunteers that become true champions for your...
5 Ways We’re Proud To Make Instil A Great Place To Work for LGBTQ People
As an early-stage company, we’ve started from the ground up in designing a workplace where LGBTQ employees can thrive - here are a few of the ways...
Fundraising
6 Major Gifts Fundraising Strategies To Try This Year
If you’re looking to improve your major gift fundraising strategies this year, we’re here to help with new tactics to build and strengthen...
Cultivation & Stewardship
5 Donor Stewardship Strategies That Increase Donor Trust
Strong donor relationships and retention are built on donor trust. This means putting donor stewardship strategies in place to show donors you will...
Fundraising
How to Build a Major Gifts Fundraising Plan
Creating a major gifts fundraising plan doesn't have to be complicated. We’ll help you start with best practices and a free template for building...
Fundraising
What is Donor Management?
Through effective donor management, you can move your supporters through the donor lifecycle to keep growing your mission.
Cultivation & Stewardship
Donor Stewardship: The Essential Guide
Donor stewardship a set of communications that keep the supporter engaged and, ultimately, work to encourage their next gift. Here's what you need to...
Fundraising
Major Gifts Fundraising: Everything You Need To Know
If you’re new to major gifts fundraising, getting started can feel overwhelming. In this guide, we’ll cover all the basics you need to kickstart your...
Fundraising
Lapsed Donors: How To Win Them Back and Keep Them
Just because a donor has lapsed doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. We're here to help you get started with identifying lapsed donors and winning them...
Cultivation & Stewardship
Cultivation: Not Just for Major Donors
Donor cultivation is for more than just major donors, but this doesn't have to mean a lot more effort.
4 New Donor Cultivation Strategies to Try This Year
Building and maintaining strong relationships with your donors starts with creative donor cultivation strategies - here are four to implement this...
Cultivation & Stewardship
Donor Cultivation 101
What is donor cultivation and why is it important? How do you build a donor cultivation plan? We'll cover all of the basics you need to know to get...
Fundraising
Case Study: Goodie Nation Modernizes Donor Management With Instil
When planning a campaign to increase individual donations, Goodie Nation found a solid foundation in a modern donor management platform.
Cultivation & Stewardship
5 Ways To Streamline Nonprofit Project Management in Instil
With Instil’s newest feature, nonprofit project management is easier than ever. Add and assign tasks to your team to stay on track for every deadline.
Fundraising
5 Donor Retention Strategies to Try This Year
Donor retention is critical to providing a reliable revenue stream for your nonprofit, so here are five example donor retention strategies to try...
Fundraising
Donor Retention: Trends, Current Rates, And Everything Else You Need To Know
Donor retention is the key to strong nonprofit fundraising - here's how to improve your retention rate, as well as trends over time. [updated data...
Fundraising
Maximize Donor Stewardship with Instil + Classy
For organizations using Classy for fundraising, donor data can now flow seamlessly into Instil, empowering your team to supercharge donor stewardship.
Fundraising
Make 2022 Your Best Year Ever With Instil
Prioritizing donor stewardship now goes a long way toward ensuring a successful Year-End and building a strong foundation for future fundraising.
Fundraising
How To: Calculate and Track Donor Retention & Benchmarks
Donor retention is a critical metric for nonprofits, so it's important to know how to calculate and set benchmarks for your donor retention rate.
Fundraising
3 Ways To Future-Proof Your Fundraising
Although there are many unknowns in 2021, there are ways to future-proof your fundraising. Three areas of focus from our nonprofit experts.