Tools, articles and insights for the modern fundraiser.
Volunteer Week 2015
Special Olympics Texas To kick off volunteer week, a small team of us helped organize t-shirts and supplies for the Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) at their new facility here in Austin. We spent most of our time in the warehouse (it has A/C, thankfully). There were lots...
New Ideas from Retained Services July 2015
All Charity Dynamics retained services clients get weekly status updates that allow us to keep track of all the various initiatives our teams are collaborating on. Each week, we share the most innovative ideas we see and look for ways to keep our clients on the...
SEO Basics: Key Steps for building a top rank SEO strategy
As a nonprofit, you might have a digital strategy or at least you've considered how digital channels effect your communication strategy. I recently went to a workshop about SEO essentials for business owners. While I have considered SEO in content strategies for...
Stop being a grouch about your data, tell your story with infographics
Sometimes I miss “green screens” from the good old days when computer commands were written in words and numbers. You see, I am icon impaired. Every time Google “simplifies” one of its products, it takes me weeks to re-figure out how to file an email in my gmail...
6 Aspects of a Higher Ed Degree That Prep You for Fundraising
Some people behave as though they were natural born fundraisers, confidently approaching and bringing in both big and small donors with what looks like total ease. Most people working in the non-profit sector, however, have to work hard at acquiring the skills that...
Nailed It: Embracing the Power of Pinterest Fails
I hope you enjoyed my last blog post, 5 Ways to Pop on Pinterest, on how using Pinterest can benefit your nonprofit organization. In this post I'm going to give you some original ideas on how to use the Pinterest fails of your supporters to do good. I have to start by...