A new year offers more than a clean slate - it’s a chance to pause, review, and set your development plan up for success. Before launching into 2026 goals, take a moment to close out 2025 and let your data inform your next steps.Here are 4 tips to help you do just...
My Kennari Consulting Internship: Lindsey Gram
Before interning at Kennari Consulting, I knew I wanted to go into development, but I didn’t know where to start. I knew a little bit about grant writing, but if you had asked me about a table-hosted event or a capital campaign, I wouldn’t know what you were talking...
Relationship-First Giving: 5 Things to Know About Planned Gifts
In the movie, Knives Out, the Thrombey family gathers eagerly for the reading of Harlan Thrombey’s will, only to be stunned when they learn they will inherit none of his $60 million estate. Instead, the entirety of it is left to Marta Cabrera, Harlan’s devoted...
How Nonprofits can benefit from IRA Rollovers
Though Planned Giving tools can feel a little overwhelming, especially for small and mid-size nonprofits, they can be a powerful part of the fundraising strategy. For organizations that don’t have much experience with planned giving, it’s a good idea to start small –...
Speaking to Every Generation: How Nonprofits Can Connect and Inspire
How and why people give looks different depending on their generation. Giving USA’s 2024 report, Giving by Generation, along with a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy webinar, explored how different generations approach giving and the messages that resonate with...
Think You’re Ready to Implement Text Communications?
Text messaging (SMS) can be a powerful tool for your organization to connect with your community of followers. Whether you’re sending event reminders, appeals, or quick updates, SMS offers a fast, personal, and effective way to engage your audience. But before diving...
My Kennari Consulting Internship: Allie Klopp
Although schools can teach you many things, there are some lessons you can only learn through experience. That’s what I was hoping for this summer - experiences in the nonprofit world that would help me learn what it’s all about. I didn’t know exactly what niche I...
Effective Website Design for Engaging Donors
Your website is the front door to your organization for anyone who visits – and they will often visit the website before ever seeing your actual front door! While it needs to serve a variety of visitors, making a great first impression on donors is especially...
My Kennari Consulting Internship: A Recap
Erika Hernandez, recently a former intern with Kennari Consulting
Engage and Energize with a Campaign Newsletter
Capital Campaigns are a wonderful way to help organizations take a big step forward in meeting their mission. They can also take a long time to complete, which may lead to donor and volunteer fatigue. To keep campaign success at the forefront, consider creating a...
Board Self-Assessments: A Key to Effective Governance
The purpose of a board self-assessment is to create and maintain a healthy and engaged board by assessing members’ perceptions and status of their service as well as the full board’s effectiveness in governing the organization. More specifically, the assessment should...
Board Term Limits Bring Energy to Your Nonprofit
An effective nonprofit board keeps its organization’s mission moving forward—and that means staying fresh and energized. Welcoming new board members while saying goodbye to others is a natural and essential part of that process. It brings new ideas, perspectives, and...
Building a High-Impact Board: Essential Recruitment Practices
The Board of Directors plays a crucial role in the success of any nonprofit organization. A board with diverse skill sets, a productive committee structure, and adherence to term limits will best serve the organization in the long run. Two key factors that help...
Board Support in Fundraising Events
There are a variety of ways for board members to support fundraising events. Not everyone will be able to fill the same role, but everyone can and should contribute to the success of the event! Read more about the four key roles board members can play - inviting...
Evening Event Essentials
Great events take a significant amount of staff time. That’s why it’s important to make sure your organization gets the maximum return on investment in events both with dollars raised and meaningful engagement with attendees. Events that are mission-focused and help...
Getting Started on Your Table Hosted Events
Table-hosted events are an excellent way to attract new donors and build lasting donor relationships, especially when held annually. For many nonprofits, this is often a first choice when seeking to diversify their revenue streams or grow an annual donor base. Here...
5 Key Elements of Successful Year End Appeals
Year-end appeals have been a proven successful fundraising strategy for nonprofits for many years. However, writing and executing effective year-end appeals can be challenging. This guide unlocks five key steps to crafting a year-end appeal that increases engagement...
New Team Member: Andy DeBraber
Meet Andy DeBraber! We are happy to welcome Andy to the Kennari team as a Senior Strategist - after 25 years of successful fund development work in a variety of nonprofit sector roles. His positions have included being an executive director in West Michigan and both a...
Appeal segments: why they’re important in your database
If you’re mailing any sort of fundraising appeals, it’s likely that you’ve been asked to segment the mailing list according to your database audience. Segments offer a few benefits, including making your audience feel like you know them and talk to them accordingly...
Intern Spotlight: Daiah Williams
Meet Daiah Williams! Daiah is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration from Wayne State University. Alongside this she is seeking a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University in Political Science...