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, […]
Reporting Results: The Hartford Bishops’ Foundation
Changing Our World recently collaborated with The Hartford Bishops’ Foundation by leading an organized response to the COVID-19 pandemic, quickly setting up the Emergency Response Fund (ERF) to help offset the significant impact on parish life, Catholic schools, and social service programs that resulted when churches in the Archdiocese of Hartford were forced to close […]
A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP STRATEGY IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19
As companies begin to rethink citizenship programs in light of COVID-19, they will need to take a fresh look at a landscape which has been drastically altered, both by the health crisis itself and by its economic and community-level repercussions. Changing Our World has developed a series of key questions that provide a practical framework […]
So, What Should We Do? | Essay 6
Over the past several months, we have offered a series of essays that have documented changes in the nonprofit environment. Many of us are experiencing that successful campaigns can no longer be premised simply on need and that cases are no longer as effective when they assume that support will flow from a statement of […]
What is a Campaign Anyway? | Essay 5
In the fifth installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series, we explore how fundraising campaigns are changing and must continue to evolve to meet the continually shifting expectations of donors. How can a nonprofit move the focus away from its own wants and needs, toward the problem and its solution(s)? We explore these topics […]
Redefining Volunteers | Essay 4
In the fourth installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series exploring current trends in the nonprofit sector, we dive into the changing nature of volunteerism. What are volunteers’ expectations of the organizations to whom they give their time? What role does volunteering play within the broader donor journey ecosystem? What does it take to […]
How Changes in the Financial Ecosystem of Nonprofit Support Will Impact Campaigns | Essay 3
In the third installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series exploring new and better ways to ensure the growth of the nonprofit sector, we expound on giving as an ecosystem. Gone are the days of simplicity. Private support of cause-based organizations – whether pure nonprofits or market hybrids – flows in increasingly complex ways. […]
The Changing Face of America’s Millennials and Gen Zers and its Implications for Fundraising Campaigns | Essay 2
Is your organization refining its fundraising strategy to represent today’s Millennial and Gen Z Americans? Along with a changing U.S. donor base, which is becoming younger and more diverse, the entire world of philanthropy is growing and engaging other sectors. Today’s corporations are expected to give back, CEOs are speaking out on global issues, and […]