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The Power Of Thank You

At Planned Giving Day sponsored by the National Capital Gift Planning Association, I joined a session with Lauren Winther-Hansen from FreeWill to lean into the importance of planned gift donor stewardship and hear the insights from their own Stewardship Survey. The...

Beat the Fall Frenzy: 7 Ways to Use Your Summer Wisely

Fall — and the year-end fundraising rush that comes with it — is closer than it looks. The organizations that come out ahead in December are usually the ones that used the quieter summer months to prepare. Here are seven ways to make the most of the time you have left...

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...
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

“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...

Why we’re so excited!

Why we’re so excited!

Our new website is live!  I hope you’ll take a minute to check it out, because it was designed with you in mind.  We...

Production 101

Production 101

Do you know what flexography printing means? We didn’t either. But thanks to a webinar hosted by our friends at...

It’s Time to Speak Up

It’s Time to Speak Up

Pardon me. Does anyone have a soapbox I could borrow? Listen Up Fundraisers! We all love philanthropy. We love that...

Our Words Matter

Our Words Matter

At Impact, we are heartened by the growing movement for racial justice and deeply committed to the J.E.D.I. principles...

Will there be a Trump Slump?

Will there be a Trump Slump?

With President Biden and Vice President Harris now leading our nation, many of us will breathe a sigh of relief. For...