Building Deep Donor Relationships: Fundamentals for Health and Research Fundraisers
A perspective for fundraisers in health and research, or anyone who wants to build deeper relationships with their donors when outcomes aren’t immediate or even guaranteed. Many of us in the fundraising profession envy our colleagues who work at nonprofits with clear, assured outcomes; an input of X will get us to Y. But what […]
From Strategy to Storytelling: Getting Social Impact Communications Right
Now more than ever, effective social impact storytelling is a powerful way for companies to connect with stakeholders, inspire action across their employee base and demonstrate the positive contributions they are making in their communities. Yet we know first-hand that many corporate social impact professionals regularly face challenges when thinking about their communications strategies. They […]
Forging Meaningful Connections: The Art of Networking for Fundraising Success
Good fundraisers know one of the most (if not the most) essential strategies is having the right person make the ask. This is because fundraising success is built on creating meaningful relationships. Much like fundraising, networking is also centered around building relationships. Networking offers opportunities to engage with clients, partners, professional peers, and industry leaders, […]
Engaging Internal Stakeholders to Design a Successful Volunteer Program
UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Have you ever volunteered in a way that didn’t seem to be meeting an actual need in the community? Or perhaps you’ve been tasked with facilitating a volunteer activity that’s been met with disinterest from your employee base. If you’re familiar with scenarios such as these, chances are you’ve encountered a volunteer […]
Webinar: Straight Talk on the 2023 Giving USA Report
In this webinar event hosted by AWS for Nonprofits, Changing Our World and DonorSearch Ai, Brian Crimmins, Nathan Chappell and Kelley Hecht explore the current state of philanthropy in America and what the 2022 data means for nonprofit leaders.
Together, For Good: Achieving Philanthropy at Scale: Transforming Hospital Systems into Models of Success
Rising problems of the nation’s population health are increasingly complex. As we have learned the hard way from COVID-19, problems of community healthcare access and social and cultural behavior create underlying compromised health that can make whole communities victims in a moment. The underlying problems themselves do not represent a narrow definition of health. They […]
Together, For Good: Why the collaboration motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic should take root and grow.
As civilization begins to reboot on the wings of a largely successful vaccination campaign, and as it becomes at least somewhat reasonable to discuss the idea of the pandemic’s end, like many of you, I am left with new questions about the fate of the nonprofit community, of philanthropy, of ethical corporate leadership and, more […]
The Healthcare Ecosystem: What Lessons Have We Learned From COVID-19?
Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not the last time we will find ourselves in a globally shared crisis; emerging and resurging diseases are a growing fact of life. While investing in science is an absolute priority for future health security, science alone will not get the public health job done. It must be complemented by philanthropic investment […]
Corporate Purpose in 2021: Key Trends for Authentic Stakeholder Engagement
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic drove “five years of digital maturation compressed into five months.” Multiple vaccines were developed and approved for Covid-19 in under a year; previously, the fastest vaccine ever developed and approved – for mumps – took four years. While 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult year, it also drove unprecedented acceleration of […]
Q&A: PRO-TIPS FOR UPLEVELING YOUR NEXT VIRTUAL EVENT
I recently interviewed my colleague Marie Molese, Foundation board member for Martin Luther School in Queens, NY and Senior Managing Director at Changing Our World. Marie has hosted over 100 virtual events since the start of COVID for both Changing Our World and for her alma mater, Martin Luther School. Read on for advice on lessons learned from a pro and ideas for improving your next virtual event! Q: Have you […]