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Dispatches from the Frontlines of Fundraising Communications
Dear Friend, This is a challenging time when many of our clients and indeed the entire nonprofit sector are facing...
What NOT To DO When Times Are Tough
We’ve all been there at one time or another… when economic changes, an uncertain political climate, or other external...
Communications is NOT Overhead
You know the one about . . . if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it; did it really make a sound? Here’s the...
Take Action today to Protect Nonprofits
What is H.R. 9495? If passed, this bill would give the Treasury Department the power to revoke a non-profit’s...
Using Direct Marketing to Grow Your Planned Giving Pipeline
In 2022, bequests made up 9% of charitable giving, totaling $45.6 billion. By the year 2060, an estimated $84 trillion...
8 Ways to Ace 2025
There is a lot of sobering news in the social impact sector as we wind down 2024. Donor numbers are down, we’re seeing...
Eight Manageable Steps to Major Gift Officer Success
I was pleased to attend the session, Maximizing Major Gift Officer Success: Strategies for Relationship Management....
The Growth of Donor Advised Funds
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are charitable giving accounts established by financial institutions (such as Fidelity,...
How to Get the Best Stories: Talk to People!
Often the question goes something like this: “Everyone is so busy. Do we really need to talk to the program team? They...
WednesdayWisdom
“No more apologies for a bleeding heart when the opposite is no heart at all. Danger of losing our humanity must be...
2023 Giving Tuesday
Giving back is an amazing feeling! Especially this year, with so many people around the world struggling, Impact is...
What’s New at Impact
We are pleased to welcome three new people to our Impact team. Elizabeth Bruns brings more than 20 years of direct...








