The best time to plant a tree—or build a fundraising team—is yesterday
In every fundraising communication we send, we remind our donors that their gifts make possible all that we do. For Marilyn Turner, Director of Development,…
Fundraising Forecasts from ADRFCO, The Association of Direct Fundraising Counsel
When it comes to keeping tabs on donor response to direct marketing fundraising campaigns, there’s no better resource than the collective expertise of TNPA’s ADRFCO Council, the fundraising…
DEI-Informed Fundraising: 6 Principles for Messaging
DEI goals require serious commitment across the entire organization. We acknowledge that many nonprofits are in-process with this—and fundraising is an important vector for communicating…
Are You Doing All You Can to Increase DAF Grants to Your Non-Profit?
Editor's Note: Interested in the current debate about DAF's? The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hosting a Free Online Briefing about the new Senate bill on…
Fundraising inflation: a 99% economics-free guide + what to do
There's a huge debate among economists and policymakers right now as to whether we are triggering inflation—the increasing of costs and lessening of dollar buying…
COVID’s Ripple Effects for Nonprofits
We don't yet know when the COVID-19 bump in giving will end. Looking at May results from Aegis Processing Solutions, a caging company, number of…
Bridge Conference 2021 | Key Takeaways
Editor's Note: TNPA is proud to be an official program partner of the 2021 Bridge to Integrated Marketing Conference held on July 14-15. TNPA invited members of our…
It’s finally time for Gen X to shine
I have a confession to make: I am a proud member of Gen X. I know I’m supposed to shrug and act like I don’t…
Thank You for Being a Friend…
Membership: the driving force behind each political action, legislative victory, and every saved sea turtle. So often we ask the world from our members (or our…
A fresh start for your fundraising
The first day of summer is on Monday! Time to give your fundraising a fresh start! Does thinking of it this way work? After…
