Derrick Feldmann, the president of Achieve, a research and creative agency for causes, explains the relationship of powerful images and storytelling to effective email solicitations....

Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk shows grantwriters how they can freshen up their writing and reinvigorate their passion for the client organization's mission....

Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk provides diplomatic advice about how to target the problems in a client's proposal and, perhaps, the organization itself....

In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann provides a framework and lots of encouragement to help your organization report at a 21st-century pace....

Freelance grantwriter Allison Shirk provides ten recommendations (plus a bonus tip) to help nonprofits make the most out of their investment in a grantwriting consultant....

In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann urges fundraising professionals to keep it real by considering the interests of contributors other than major donors, board members, and foundations....

In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann draws on his experience as "techie" for his mom to describe how nonprofit organizations need to consider the online giving experience potential donors have at their Web sites....

In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann shares predictions and warnings about the increasingly technology-driven, donor-personalized, and sped-up environment of nonprofit communications and fundraising....

In his latest TSN article, Achieve CEO Derrick Feldmann asks nonprofit executives, Are you endangering the sustainability of your organization by refusing to share responsibility with your staff?

Fundraising expert Dave Patterson decodes the psychology of microgiving and provides tips to help organizations create — and curate — their own microgiving campaigns....

Fundraising expert Tony Poderis shares some practical advice about how to keep a fundraising campaign on track and follow through with thank-yous and useful records when it's done — even if the campaign is not successful....

Fundraising expert Tony Poderis shares some practical advice about how to proceed when funders have stated they are not accepting new solicitations....

McIntosh describes how advances in technology have made background checks simpler, easier, and less expensive for nonprofits, and recommends why and how an organization should implement such a system....

The founder and principal at Jane Jordan & Associates lists what nonprofits should do if a public relations disaster strikes.

Frank Barry, manager of professional services at Blackbaud, shares five tips that will help keep your e-mail messages out of the recycle bin....

The president of Angler West Consultants explains how a traditionally for-profit model of employee stock ownership is a great tool for nonprofits wishing to increase their access to capital and improve staff retention....

In recent years, sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have shown all of us the power and potential of online communities. However, we shouldn't forget about "in-house social networks."

The CEO of consulting firm Achieve helps you understand how to focus on impact, not transactions, to keep online donors engaged....