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Volunteer: Recruit Volunteers successfully

The difference between your Volunteer Program and Your Major Gifts Program

Leave a Comment / Activism, community, Fundraising, gifted program, networking, Non-profit, political fundraising, resources, volunteer / By Mallory Erickson

Thoughts from my conversation with Breauna Dorelus at Connecting the Cause So what ARE the key difference between your volunteer program and your major gifts program? When you think about the skills that make your major gifts program successful they include building relationships, earning trust, having a deep understanding of the donors needs, and ensuring …

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Why your nonprofit should accept stock donations

Leave a Comment / Activism, community, consulting, donors, Fundraising, Industry, Non-profit, resources, stock donations, volunteer / By Mallory Erickson

Do you ever come across a solution to a problem you didn’t even know you had? This happened to me recently. I came across StockDonator.com – a company designed to help nonprofits accept donations of publicly traded stock. Then I posted on my instagram asking if accepting stock donations is something that my clients are …

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Tips from a visibility expert Part 2

Leave a Comment / Activism, Authenticity, Coaching, community, consulting, donors, Fundraising, Industry, Mindset & Habits, Non-profit, resources, tips, Visibility, volunteer / By Mallory Erickson

In my last article, I started sharing this amazing conversation I had with my coach and visibility expert, Michelle Vos. I shared the concept of visibility and how that reflects in your life to your business and in fundraising, although it creates fear. That exchange acted as a was the foundation for tips from a …

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Chatter: The Ethan Kross Blog (pt 2)

Leave a Comment / chatter, Coaching, consulting, courage, Industry, Mindset & Habits, Podcast, positive self talk, resources, self coaching methods, Self-Care, Uncategorized, vulnerability / By Mallory Erickson

What is chatter? Do you use your own name when you talk to yourself? What’s amazing about talking to a thought leader and award winning author are the insights you get when being able to ask whatever you want. That was my recent experience when I had the privilege to interview Dr. Ethan Kross, author of …

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How to Write a Nonprofit Mission Statement

Leave a Comment / Business, Coaching, Fundraising, Industry, networking, Non-profit, resources, tips, Visibility / By Mallory Erickson

Mission Statement: How to Write One for a Nonprofit First of all, are mission statements still a thing people even look at? I know, I know, they can seem like outdated and boring sentences that have little to do with what your organization really does. But they are an integral part of running a successful …

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Stop Stewarding Donors, Start Raising Money

Leave a Comment / Activism, Business, courage, Cross-Sector Partnerships, donors, Fundraising, Industry, resources, tips, volunteer / By Mallory Erickson

For a lot of organizations, donor stewardship is nonexistent. If you don’t have any donor stewardship happening in your organization, then you want to read this blog on: How Forgetting About Your Donors Leads to a Hamster Wheel Hustle. And yet for others, they use donor stewardship as a distraction to cultivation. Is this you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …

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Not Achieving Your Fundraising Goal Is The Best Thing That Could Have Happened To You

Leave a Comment / Activism, Business, community, courage, donors, Fundraising, Industry, networking, political fundraising, resources, Strategizing, tips / By Mallory Erickson

So you didn’t make your fundraising goal. Guess what? That’s the best thing that could have happened to you… (If this sounds like nails on a chalkboard to you, hear me out, please)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whenever I set fundraising goals, and work with my clients 1:1, I have them set huge fundraising goals. These aren’t always their …

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Some of my favorite virtual fundraising summits in 2021

The BEST 2021 virtual fundraising summits to invest in

Leave a Comment / Business, Coaching, community, Fundraising, Industry, networking, Non-profit, resources / By Mallory Erickson

How long do you spend on the internal debate of investing in yourself? When I started out in the non-profit sector I’d spend days, weeks, months even trying to talk myself out of investing in myself. But, when I finally let myself acknowledge that a growth mindset means investment in learning and personal development, I …

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4 Fundraising Tips to Transform Your Fundraising

Leave a Comment / Business, consulting, Industry, networking, Non-profit, Podcast, resources, tips / By Mallory Erickson

Listen Here! I sat down with the amazing team over at We Are For Good to help fundraisers launch 2021 strong. After the dumpster fire of 2020, when nonprofits pushed harder, did more, and raised more than ever before, it felt important to take a moment to recognize the heroic efforts and goal set for …

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