by Mary Sumners | Apr 26, 2019 | News & Articles
Gift cultivation is just like growing your own garden: roses will need different attention than daisies. Just as donors become engaged with your organization through different channels, their needs are different in terms of stewardship and cultivation. This means...
by Kim Kvorka | Apr 24, 2019 | Internship, News & Articles, Uncategorized
Meet Emily Veldman! Emily just finished up earning her Business degree from Hope College and is hoping to enter into the world of nonprofits by working on the development side of things. She is looking forward to staying in the Grand Rapids area, contributing to and...
by Janet Zahn | Mar 15, 2019 | News & Articles, Uncategorized
Your evening event is an important element in your development program – and a rare opportunity to be face-to-face with your donors. Events are often costly and time consuming, so taking every opportunity to make the most of them is critical. Simply gathering donors...
by Janet Zahn | Feb 22, 2019 | News & Articles
How does Leverage work? As in physics, leverage is a simple tool to make your work more effective. It is loved by funders (those supplying the leverage), donors (those who meet the match), and of course, the organizations who receive them. Leverage uses a gift from a...
by Jaime Van Essen | Feb 6, 2019 | News & Articles
Every nonprofit makes a donor software decision at some point. Maybe you’re a small organization that has gotten by with spreadsheets to track contact information and have used your accounting tool for donations. Maybe you’ve been in a database for several years, but...
by Janet Zahn | Feb 6, 2019 | News & Articles
When an organization determines their home doesn’t fit their work, it’s time to make a move! The Grand Rapids Chamber (Chamber) realized they needed an office space that could be a hub of activity and services for their members, so they reached out to Kennari...
