by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 20, 2023 | communication, copyright, website | Nonprofit management
What photos do you use for your website, newsletters and social media posts? I mean, where did you find them? Can you use those pictures? Are you sure you can use them? And I mean – are you REALLY SURE? I am asking because in the past few years I have seen that...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 14, 2023 | communication, donations, donor relations, SOPs, tools | Fundraising
If you’re looking to keep your donors happy with how you treat them, you need to have your systems in order. I mean, if you want to be sure you are sending your donors the updates they want to receive, and not messages that will annoy them, you need to keep track of a...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 10, 2023 | donations, nonprofit management, SOPs | Fundraising
Are you treating your private individual donors like kings and queens? Or are you making them feel neglected? Perhaps you are even annoying them? It sounds scary – but it might be happening unintentionally! So I invite you to take a moment to write down all the...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 3, 2023 | donations, nonprofit management, SOPs | Fundraising
One thing that puzzles me is why some nonprofits make it so hard for people to donate. Sit down for a moment and think about your own nonprofit practice. Key questions about your donation button Do you have a donate button on your website? Where on your website? What...
by Suzanne Bakker | May 1, 2022 | budgeting, fundraising, timesheets | Project Design
In my experience it really helps to visualize things. Visualizing your project design helps understand whether it can actually be successful. And visualizing your activities makes it easier to create a budget that includes everything you need. But maybe you are...