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How to Retain Quality Fundraisers and Development Staff

Posted by Mary Ramirez

Leading With Fresh Eyes

Whether your organization’s development office is a one-man show, mid-sized, or a mega shop one thing is for certain: leadership is everything!  As you look at your 2023 goals, evaluate the way you’ve been leading with fresh eyes to assess where you might need to strengthen or encourage your team.

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Topics: Leadership, Fundraising, Nonprofit Staff

Grant Winning Best Practices of Successfully Funded Nonprofits

Posted by Kim Hinrichs

 

Plans are important, but it's the action that makes the plan a reality. This month, the DBD team will be sharing ways for you to jump-start your work in 2023.

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Topics: Fundraising, grants, grant writing

How to Delight and Surprise Your Nonprofit Board

Posted by Kellie Wardman

 

Plans are important, but it's the action that makes the plan a reality. This month, the DBD team will be sharing ways for you to jump-start your work in 2023.

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Topics: Board Management, Leadership & Boards, board governance

5 Ways to Create a Solid Development Foundation in the New Year

Posted by Bruce Berglund

 

Plans are important, but it's the action that makes the plan a reality. This month, the DBD team will be sharing ways for you to jump-start your work in 2023.

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Topics: Stewardship, Fundraising

Best DBD 2022 Client Stories

Posted by DBD Team

 

As the year comes to and end, we are highlighting our best posts and the nonprofit practices that we should all carry into the new year. 

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Topics: Fundraising, Capital, Best of DBD

Best DBD 2022 Blog Posts

Posted by DBD Team

 

As the year comes to and end, we are highlighting our best posts and the nonprofit practices that we should all carry into the new year. 

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Topics: Leadership, Fundraising, Best of DBD, finance

Stewardship: What Comes After the For?

Posted by Jon Simons

 

As the year comes to and end, we are highlighting our best posts and the nonprofit practices that we should all carry into the new year. 

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Topics: Donor Stewardship, Stewardship, Fundraising

6 Leadership Lessons from Hockey Refereeing

Posted by Kellie Wardman

This month we're discussing a few core approaches that we can use to prepare for next year.

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Topics: Leadership, Culture

2022 Nonprofit Donation Strategies: 4 Win-Win Charitable Giving Tax Benefits

Posted by DBD Finance Team

This month we're discussing a few core approaches that we can use to prepare for next year.

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Topics: Donation, Fundraising, Tax Law

Why Are Relationships Important in Securing Grants?

Posted by DBD Grants Team

Courtesy of Kim Hinrichs and Kris Vrooman
Photos from Hausmann Construction and Hastings Family YMCA

This month we're discussing a few core approaches that we can use to prepare for next year.

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Topics: Fundraising, Donor Communications, grants, CelebratingOurClients, Client Stories

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