How 2020 Influenced our 2021 Fundraising Trend Predictions — and Why It Matters for Your Success, part two

How and why donors give is changing, and your organization needs to change accordingly. Part two of our fundraising trends series reflects on what we learned in 2020 and how it will impact why donors give throughout the remainder of 2021 and beyond.

How 2020 Influenced our 2021 Fundraising Trend Predictions — and Why It Matters for Your Success, part one

At the beginning of every year, we take time to consider the fundraising trends we expect to see in the coming months. Often, these trends are predictable and don’t dramatically shift year-over-year. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 changed all of that.

Telling Your Brand’s Story with Video Marketing

As video content has become more prevalent in recent years, it’s become clear that videos are a necessary facet of any successful digital marketing strategy.

Top Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2021

As we enter 2021, we have to ask ourselves: Which digital and social trends will continue to impact the nonprofit and commercial markets? Here are our predictions of six digital marketing trends to come in the new year.

Three New Year’s Resolutions to Retain Monthly Giving/Sustainer Donors

Did you know monthly online giving is on the rise? In 2019 it increased by 22% and with the challenging times faced in 2020, we anticipate numbers to be even higher. So how do we retain these monthly givers who may also be first-time donors? Check out our blog for our list of Strategic Fundraising Resolutions to make 2021 a strong and prosperous year.

The Holiday’s Reimagined: Keep it Simple – Part two.

Confucius said, “Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don’t let yourself be overwhelmed.” On today’s blog, we share six easy things to help you practice this wisdom and positively impact your holiday season.

The Holiday’s Reimagined: Keep it Simple.

This year causes us to stop and ponder how COVID may make connecting with donors throughout the season a bit more complicated. How can we positively impact our holiday season of fundraising without some of the events and traditions we cherish?

A Five Part Series: 2020 Fundraising Trends – Where are they now?

Part Five:

As we look forward to the second half of 2020, we continue to face chaos and uncertainty. In the final part of our series, we’ll take a look at GenZ and the new opportunities they create. And lastly why donor-centric fundraising will never go out of style.

A Five Part Series: 2020 Fundraising Trends – Where are they now?

Part Four:

From the Saharan dust cloud and homeschooling to an unemployment spike and toilet paper shortage, 2020 has given us some hurdles to jump. This week we take a closer look at how these crazy factors (and others) are impacting philanthropy.

A Five Part Series: 2020 Fundraising Trends – Where are they now?

Part Three:

It is safe to say, that 2020 has been like no other year in terms of fundraising. Nonprofits have had to reexamine their processes and ways of making an ask. In part three of this series we will once again look at how our trends predictions for 2020 are faring in this new climate.

A Five Part Series: 2020 Fundraising Trends – Where are they now?

Part Two:

This week we are taking a further look at our 2020 predictions and how they have transpired so far.

A Five Part Series: 2020 Fundraising Trends – Where are they now?

Part One:

As much as we would like to, we can’t just reboot 2020 – can you believe we’re already halfway through this wild and crazy year. COVID-19 and its recessionary complications will have a long-lasting impact.

All we need to know we learned in Grade School or at the Movies 

As a child, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, I remember practicing for disaster situations. In grade school, we drilled on a regular basis, whether for a tornado or a nuclear attack. 

Open for Business – The New Normal

As stay-at-home orders are lifted, and non-essential businesses start to re-open our lives are getting back to normal, right?  

Hey Fundraisers – Don’t Stop Believing!

To say our world has changed over the past month is an understatement. The numbers in the U.S. and around the world are daunting…those affected, loss of life, soaring unemployment. The mind-numbing bad news can be isolating, hopeless and overwhelming. 

Keep Your Fundraising Relevant

COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of our lives, including fundraising. Major brands, television networks and entertainment personalities have come together to raise money for pandemic relief, often in direct competition with your organization.  

Confusion, Chaos, Fear, and Uncertainty – What’s a Fundraiser to Do? 

What a week! Toilet paper shortages, social distancing, event cancellations, endless hand washing, changing work environments, with everything moving so quickly, it’s hard to know what to do.