by Lauryn | Sep 4, 2018 | Advice, Consulting, Fundraising, Planning
By Sara Lundenberger – Director of fundraising consulting If you are a professional who works for a nonprofit, you have probably attended or worked at an event for your organization. In fact, I’m sure some of you have been told in a board meeting or two to...
by Lauryn | Jul 9, 2018 | Advice, Nonprofit, Planning
By Sara Lundenberger – Director of fundraising consulting Facts and statistics found at Giving USA There are nearly 87,000 grant-making foundations in the U.S. and they give more than $60 billion every year. While these numbers sound amazing and explain why...
by Lauryn | May 14, 2018 | Consulting, Giving, Grant writing, Nonprofit, Planning
By Sara Lundenberger – Director of fundraising consulting Many nonprofits rely on some sort of grant funding and some rely solely on foundations. Regardless, if you write a few grants or many grants in a year there are some constants to keep in mind. 1) There...
by Lauryn | Apr 16, 2018 | Communications, Consulting, Fundraising, Marketing, Planning
By Sara Lundenberger – Director of fundraising consulting There are some people that love a good networking event. They work the room, passing out business cards from one person to another and talking about themselves and their organization effortlessly. I am...
by Lauryn | Feb 19, 2018 | Fundraising, Nonprofit, Planning
By Sara Lundenberger – Director of Fundraising Consulting I am a self-identified Olympics fanatic. I spend hours watching sports I don’t completely understand, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the hard work and dedication that goes into each of these...
by Lauryn | Feb 12, 2018 | Consulting, Fundraising, Nonprofit, Planning
By Amy Wong – President I recently participated as a panelist for a professional development program for our local Association of Fundraising Professionals Chapter. The session, “Data – A Fundraiser’s Best Friend,” focused on the importance of collecting and...
