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Big Changes in Year-End Gift Processing 

A new postal rule has significant impacts on how Year-End gifts will be processed this year and can make a big difference for your donors. Historically, letters have been postmarked when they were dropped off at your local post office, proving when a donation or other...

Eight Easy Steps to Planned Giving Success 

Have you ever heard someone say,  “We are such a small organization, we don’t have the resources for a Planned Giving program.” But the truth is, no organization can afford NOT to have a Planned Giving program. The Great Wealth Transfer is happening now. An estimated...

Does Good Writing Still Matter?

In the AI era when you can generate an email or letter in under a minute with the right prompts, does investing in good fundraising writing still matter? If you believe that good writing is the product of sound thinking, the answer is a resounding YES! In his New York...
2022 Giving Tuesday

2022 Giving Tuesday

Impact Communications celebrates #GivingTuesday every year by making donations to social impact causes selected by our...

TNPA Rising Leaders Summit

TNPA Rising Leaders Summit

This September, I had the chance to attend the inaugural Nonprofit Alliance Rising Leaders Summit in New York City....

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“I believe myself that a good writer doesn’t really need to be told anything except to keep at it.” — Chinua...

What’s Your Donor’s Story?

What’s Your Donor’s Story?

Stories, stories, stories.  As a rule, even the organizations with the most cerebral and intellectually motivated...

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

"There are no dull subjects. There are only dull writers".   -H.L. Mencken          ...

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” -Les...

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“Wealth comes from somewhere and in America, it has come at the expense of people of color.”  -Viven Trinh, Oregon...

#Wednesdaywisdom

#Wednesdaywisdom

"You know, we are a community of storytellers, aren't we? And in turbulent, crisis-torn times like these, storytelling...