Virtual Fundraising Events: Right for Your Nonprofit?
What are the possibilities for your nonprofit to do a virtual event? Virtual events present an opportunity to do this in a more inclusive, egalitarian way! They can be put together with relatively little money. They
Learning Labs with Nonprofit New York
TakeTwo and Wingo NYC are teaming up with Nonprofit New York for their Fundraising and Resource Development Learning Lab series. Starting July 21, this lab will explore best practices and cover what to do now that everything
Do you really need another Covid-19 message?
Honestly, there's not much we can say about the Covid-19 crisis that hasn't already been said. But, we know it's a trying time for everyone, and for your nonprofit. We don't know the future (if only!)
4 Questions To Help You Prioritize Fundraising Tasks When You’re Pressed For Time
If you are doing your job well as an Executive Director or Director of Development, you are getting pulled in a million different directions at the same time, all the time. That's because you are, rightly,
Don’t Change For Your Funders…or Should You?
“We shouldn’t chase funding. We shouldn’t change our mission and work to be more appealing to donors.” We hear this from nonprofit leaders from time to time at TakeTwo. On paper, it is totally true. But, in
Asking for Money vs. Offering Opportunities – Apples and Oranges?
Many of TakeTwo's clients have board and staff members who struggle with fundraising. The very idea of asking for money makes them nervous. When speaking with volunteers or board members, I often hear, "I'll
Show, Don’t Tell: Tips to Make Your Grant Proposals Stand Out
First things first: ask yourself, when you’re reading online, are you actually reading? Or are you skimming? No judgement, we all do it!
Host committees = Strong Event Fundraising
You have planned many benefit events - but, they are never as successful as you had hoped. You do the lion share of the fundraising - every single year - and it is getting tiresome, and
#GivingTuesday – A Flurry Of Asks…
I got at least 20 requests for support on #GivingTuesday last week. How many did you get? Maybe we can make it a competition! Regardless of the saturation of requests we all receive on this now annual
What Nobody Tells Nonprofits About Making Videos: Part 2, Emotionality
What makes your video a powerful fundraising tool? Strong visuals, compelling stories, and professional graphics are great. But one thing that’s often overlooked is: emotionality. That is, make your viewers get the “feels,” make their hearts