By Sara Lundenberger - Director of nonprofit consulting As you write your appeal letters, grant narrative or marketing copy, you might be thinking about how to properly tell your story and engage your audience without alienating the...
3 operational changes leaders must make to propel their nonprofit or small business
By Amy Wong – President I believe the best way to propel your nonprofit or small business is to look for methods to improve your operations. When your systems and day-to-day items are working well, you can better deal with the curveballs that come your way. As...
Prioritizing when it doesn’t seem possible
By Amy Wong – President We’ve all had “that kind of week” (or month, year, etc.). I’m sure you know what I am talking about. It’s the kind of week where everything you need to do is a priority and ranking those priorities seems impossible. For me, the...
A quarter of change: Our first Dot Org blog recap of 2019
By the Dot Org Solutions team We are close to wrapping up the first quarter of the work year – and it has been full of change. Over the past three months, the Dot Org Solutions team has: Hired a manager of marketing and PR services (welcome to the team, Kayleigh!)...
Know your numbers – 4 fundraising metrics nonprofit leaders should know and track
By Amy Wong – President Nonprofit leaders must pay attention to many details – numbers served, outcomes, staffing percentages, budgets and dollars raised. In our work at Dot Org, however, we often find that leaders aren’t tracking or monitoring some key...