To work smarter not harder, you need to know what solicitation strategies work best for your donors and which do not.

The new year is an opportune time to create a fundraising plan.

In the spirit of the new year, I thought I would suggest some New Year’s Resolutions that you – the development professional – might consider to make this year your best one yet.

In a profession where the demand outstrips the supply of professionals, we cannot afford to burnout the people working in it. Instead, we need to care for ourselves and each other so we can continue to effectively serve our missions.

Across the country, HALF of the people responsible for raising the money on which many of our nonprofits rely for survival plan to leave their job in the next 18 months. This includes half of the people reading this blog post. Is it you? What can nonprofit executives and board members do to keep their development professionals? I offer four suggestions meant to overcome the objections spotlighted by the Chronicle study and Burk’s earlier work.

We all have people in our lives who rub us the wrong way: a colleague, boss, board member. Some you can avoid; others you cannot. These 3 tips will help you improve your relationship or communication with someone who you find difficult.

Many fundraising professionals work alone in an office without other fundraisers nearby or as the only one specializing in a particular aspect of fundraising. Learn tips to deal with these issues and feel less lonely!