Category: New Opportunities

Non-Profit Endowments
Effective fundraising
Viken Mikaelian

Well-Managed Oil and Gas Interests Can Fuel Non-Profit Endowments

Your donor gave you an in-kind gift that you thought had nominal value, but when it was appraised, it was worth a lot more? This kind of pleasant surprise is not uncommon for charities that accept in-kind gifts of oil and gas interests. Non-profit endowments benefit when they accept more than just cash gifts.

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Job-Burnout-Frustrated-Male-Fundraiser
Major Gifts
Viken Mikaelian

Six Strategies to Prevent Job Burnout

Does your life feel unbalanced? Are you tired or exhausted most of the time? Do you feel like work consumes you? You may be experiencing job burnout. Here are some important ways to prevent job burnout and care for yourself and your career.

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Mission-Positioning
Effective fundraising
Viken Mikaelian

Mission Positioning During Tough Times

Figuring out your mission positioning can be tough during down markets and time of economic uncertainty. Cutting marketing activity right now is risky, contrary to what you might think. You’ll save on the short term, but lose in the long-term.

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Staying Productive
Covid Pandemic
Viken Mikaelian

Staying Productive Working From Home

If you once performed like an expert gymnast nailing every routine, you might have found that you’ve become a bit wobbly since you started working at home. Sure, there have been advantages—less time commuting, fewer office interruptions. But it can also be hard staying productive. Here’s how to score a perfect 10, every time.

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Cryptocurrency
Major Gifts
Viken Mikaelian

The Crypto Revolution is Here. Is Your Nonprofit Ready?

What’s crypto? A massive untapped opportunity for your nonprofit. And Planned Giving has an exclusive scoop on a risk-free gifting vehicle potential that could launch your organization into the stratosphere. Learn more about how to use cryptocurrency at your nonprofit!

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Small Nonprofits Should Enter the Planned Giving Game
New Opportunities
Viken Mikaelian

Planned Giving for Smaller Nonprofit: 10 Reasons

If you’re not going after planned gifts, the bigger fish next door is. And since planned gifts are gifts from the heart, they inspire more cash gifts, too. This means, if the nonprofit next door wins your planned gifts, your cash gifts will walk out the door, too.

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