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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...
Messaging for the Mighty Middle

Messaging for the Mighty Middle

Over the past two decades, nonprofit fundraisers have been busy birthing an entirely new genre of fundraising:...

2024 Giving Tuesday

2024 Giving Tuesday

This year, as so many people around the world face challenges, Impact is honored to continue our tradition of making...

8 Ways to Ace 2025 

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...

WednesdayWisdom

WednesdayWisdom

“No more apologies for a bleeding heart when the opposite is no heart at all. Danger of losing our humanity must be...