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5 Reasons Serial Podcast is so Addicting...and What it Means for Nonprofit Communications

If - like me - you've listened to the Serial Podcast , you are anxiously awaiting the next episode to appear on Thursday. Serial, a podcast from the team behind This American Life , is a wildly popular podcast that reinvestigates - one week at a time - the 1999 murder of ...

Track and Segment Your Data for Annual Giving Campaigns

So you've committed to running a regular annual giving campaign … but you don't know how to manage it? Not sure how to build a culture of philanthropy among your constituents? As JCamp 180 Mentors Dan Kirsch and Julia Riseman point out in their article : Building the kind ...

How Can Your Organization Define Why It Exists…and How It Does Its Work?

Your organization has a Mission Statement. It has to, since a mission statement is required when your organization files its 990 tax forms each year. Your organization might even have a Vision Statement of the future that guides your strategic planning. But have you thought a...

Why Should Augusta’s Green Napkins Matter to You and Your Fundraising Work?

Did you know that Augusta National, home of the famous Master’s Golf Tournament, provides emerald green napkins, plates, and cups with any food purchase while at the course? Why, you might ask? They spend lots of effort making sure the course is as perfectly green as possible...

10 Ways to Avoid Really Bad Board Committee Meetings

Nobody likes inefficient meetings. This article from BoardEffect about running Board Committee Meetings is a good chance to remind yourself how to avoid really bad Board Committee Meetings. Want to avoid running terrible meetings? Here are 10 tips to help:   Have ...

5 Things To Help You Get the Most Out of #JCampConf: Post-Conference Edition

Note: This blog post was updated October 2019 You spent 2 ½ days in Springfield, MA learning from experts and connecting with peers at the JCamp 180 Annual Conference. Hopefully you came prepared to make the most of your time at #JCampConf . 😊 ...

Raising "Meaning" Before Money with Social Media

When we speak to organizations about social media, we're often asked, "How can we raise money using these tools?" or "How can we get all of our Fans/Followers to donate?" Unfortunately, Facebook and other social media platforms have not proven to be the panacea for raising mo...

Debunking the Myths About Legacy and Planned Giving

There are many myths about the field of planned giving. Some of the myths are about organizational and personal approaches to legacy giving, and some are about legacy donor prospects. Do these myths sound familiar? Would you like to hear the truth behind these legacy myths? ...

18 Common Fundraising Mistakes

There are many fundraising mistakes and, whether we are new to fundraising, experienced, or anywhere in between, we all have made some of them at one point or another.  If you think you have not, then you've made the biggest mistake of all - you haven't learned from your mist...

Nonprofit Leadership Lessons for LEAP Year

By Natasha Dresner, Mentor and LEAP Program Director, JCamp 180 Reprinted with permission of  The Berkshire Eagle Leap years come once every four years. However, my employer, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in Agawam, MA, has decided to make every year a leap year. ...

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