Insights: A Deep Dive Into Grants and Nonprofit Funding
Is Your Nonprofit Ready to Seek Federal Funding?
Want to apply for a federal grant? Take our advice and get prepared now. Federal grants are notoriously cumbersome, and most people need more time...
Our Top 10 Grant-Writing Tips for Nonprofits
If you’re a leader at a nonprofit organization, you probably wish you had more funding to do more good work. It’s a common lament and...
Who is Alex Comfort? And what has he been up to?
If you’ve been with us for a while, you have read great, expert fundraising articles written by our friend, mentor and business partner, Alex Comfort....
Why Do We Fundraisers Do This Job?
Written by Alex Comfort, CFRE Naturally, the easy answer is that we help our agencies accomplish their mission, pay employees, and strive for greatness. While this...
A Year of Hiatus: An Open Letter to Our Community
It has been a while. In fact, this week marks a year since we last published an article. We hope you’ve missed us. We have...
The Right Way to Create a Legacy Society
Written by Alex Comfort, CFRE It has been traditional, and usually short-lived, to form a special group for planned giving donors. Obviously, the term “legacy...
Six Types of Planned Gifts to Offer Supporters
Written by Alex Comfort, CFRP Last month, I discussed creating a passive planning giving program. It's simple and straightforward. You simply have to include the...
Essential Elements of a Successful Planned Giving Program
Written by Alex Comfort, CFRP Planned Giving is the most misunderstood activity in a typical Development Shop. All the other major categories of fundraising --...
Fighting Back From Scandal at a Nonprofit Agency
Written by Alex Comfort, CFRE Everything you do, every decision you make, and everything that happens at your organization should look OK in a newspaper...