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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...
Communications is NOT Overhead

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...

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...