by Nancy Rieves | Donors, Message
6 Uses of Social Media to Influence Major Gifts Are your major donors on social media? Sure they are! They are tracking their college buddies on Facebook, posting recipes on Pinterest, following their favorite artists on Instagram, reading from their influencers on...
by Nancy Rieves | Leadership
How to Incorporate Storytelling in Fundraising Her eyes filled with tears as the cameraman paused to comfort her with his words. She was trying to regain her composure so she could answer the questions. I remember watching as students who had received life-altering...
by Nancy Rieves | Leadership
A Development Director's First 100 Days A development director’s first 100 days are critical to the organization’s fundraising success. You have just been hired as the new development director of a small nonprofit. As a matter of fact, you are accomplished, have a...
by Nancy Rieves | Leadership
Three Action Steps to Kick Start Your Fundraising Mary is struggling to raise money for the nonprofit organization she started 12 years ago. She is tremendously passionate about her work, and her work is vitally important to inner city, low-income children who...