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Start of the Fiscal Year: Making Agreements and a Plan

Start the fiscal year strong with fundraising fiscal year planning: reset key definitions, build measurable work plans, and create a strategy your whole team can follow.

Don’t Lay Off Your Researchers!

With Worksheets with Suggestions for Cost Cutting that Will Support Fundraising Better This blog post was written during the Pandemic, 2020. But I think it’s relevant in 2026, so I am putting it on top. During the 2008 economic crash, my employer had to lay… Read More »Don’t Lay Off Your Researchers!

Do You Need a New Tool — or a Better Process? What Development Operations Teams Should Ask First

Development operations teams are under constant pressure to perform with limited staff, tight budgets, and growing expectations. When something isn’t working, the instinct is often to look for a new tool. But in many cases, the tool isn’t the problem — and buying one won’t… Read More »Do You Need a New Tool — or a Better Process? What Development Operations Teams Should Ask First

New Book by Fundraising Data Science Expert Marianne Pelletier Offers Development Operations Teams a Practical RFM Playbook

Staupell Analytics Group is proud to announce the pre-sale of 5 Ways to Use RFM Scores in Fundraising by Marianne M. Pelletier, Managing Director of the Staupell Analytics Group. This practical, hands-on workbook gives development operations professionals in nonprofit organizations the tools they need to… Read More »New Book by Fundraising Data Science Expert Marianne Pelletier Offers Development Operations Teams a Practical RFM Playbook

How to Use RFM Scoring in Fundraising

In the stress of having to meet our fundraising goals, we often search for the magic bullet that will unleash all of our donors’ giving capacity. Along with hiring and new tools, we borrow for-profit techniques, and we are now using the language of retail… Read More »How to Use RFM Scoring in Fundraising

Why Continuous Learning Is No Longer Optional in Fundraising

The Harvard Business Review published the book, *Reskilling and Upskilling,* and while I was listening to its core themes on Deepstash, I realized that our market has the same turmoil. We are both laying off staff and desperately trying to hire. I see announcements both… Read More »Why Continuous Learning Is No Longer Optional in Fundraising

Five Steps for Overwhelmed Fundraisers to Make Each Day Easier

Marianne Pelletier shares her five favorite time management techniques to help overwhelmed fundraisers streamline their day, boost productivity, and focus on raising more funds with less stress.

Getting Gift Officers On Board With Your Prospect Strategy

As prospect researchers and portfolio managers, one of our biggest challenges isn’t finding prospects or analyzing data—it’s getting our gift officers to embrace the strategies we develop. After years of working in this field, I’ve learned that successful prospect strategy implementation is as much about… Read More »Getting Gift Officers On Board With Your Prospect Strategy

Training Your Staff Is Not Just a Perk

When Budget Cuts Feel Necessary When we get into an economic crunch, we tend to cut perks from our budgets. Doing so feels perfectly fair and sane – I often reflect on my library technician days where the acquisition librarian was trying to figure out… Read More »Training Your Staff Is Not Just a Perk

New Book by Prospect Management Expert Ruthie Giles Empowers Fundraisers to Build Smarter, Donor-Centered Strategies

Staupell Analytics Group is proud to announce the pre-launch of Prospect Management: The Essential Guide for a High Functioning Nonprofit Prospect Management System by Ruth Giles, a groundbreaking resource for fundraisers, advancement professionals, and nonprofit leaders seeking to build or refine their prospect management systems.… Read More »New Book by Prospect Management Expert Ruthie Giles Empowers Fundraisers to Build Smarter, Donor-Centered Strategies