In 2022, bequests made up 9% of charitable giving, totaling $45.6 billion. By the year 2060, an estimated $84 trillion...
Tips and Tricks Articles
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....
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...
Planned Giving Tips – Secure 2.0 Act / Higher CGA Rates
Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs) are an attractive and valuable way for donors to support the causes they care deeply...
Interviewing With Empathy: How To Reduce Triggering Trauma
The past two and a half years have been exceptionally difficult for everyone. Think about your own experience – where...
Tips on Digital Fundraising
Create a seamless donor experience. Did you know 7 in 100 prospective donors will click on a donate button but only 1...
Designing with a DEI Lens: 6 Tips
Impact was proud to be a sponsor and organizer of the recent DMAW Creative Day on May 5th. It was a full day with 10...
Continued Challenges Ahead for Direct Mail Fundraising
What is H.R. 9495? If passed, this bill would give the Treasury Department the power to revoke a non-profits’...
Write Like A 6th Grader – Simple and Bold
If donors have to work hard to understand your message, they will likely stop reading. And when donors stop reading,...
Keep Your Direct Mail Package on Schedule
Mail dates matter in direct mail fundraising. As our leader, Kathy Swayze always reminds us, every day a package is...
Midlevel Trends in a Post-COVID Landscape
Sea Change Strategies recently published their report The Missing Middle: Part III to look back at how mid-level...