A lot of the nonprofits I talk to don't have an annual fundraising plan. They have a year-end plan, and then they improvise.

If you’re copying last year’s ask amounts into this year’s appeal because raising them feels pushy, you’re not alone. But when the ask is smaller than what the mission needs, the gap usually lands on you.

The big takeaway: structure doesn't add to the overwhelm. It removes it. See how the first Year-End Appeal Kickstart cohort made it work.

If you've been carrying year-end on your own and wondering whether it has to feel this heavy: it doesn't.

A boundary around planning time isn't about protecting your peace. It's how you make sure your biggest fundraising decisions get made on purpose instead of by default.

If you're heading into Q4 with dates on the wall and a gut feeling instead of a plan, now's the time to find out — not in November.

If you're like most executive directors and development leads I talk to, the honest answer is: there isn't one.

If you've ever wondered what actually happens inside something like the 30-Day Year-End Appeal Kickstart, check this out.

A strong year-end appeal is one piece. The bigger gap is having a fundraising plan for the whole year.

The two things holding people back from the Kickstart — and what happened when one client stopped skipping the assessment.

If you've been meaning to get your year-end plan built with someone who's actually reading your work — not handing you a folder of templates — this is the stretch before the door closes.

What do you actually get in the 30-Day Year-End Appeal Kickstart?

One board wanted to mail everyone in town. Here's what we did instead — and who this actually works for.

Need help crafting a year-end appeal that works? Here’s your answer.

A real year-end appeal plan shouldn’t be a template swap. Find out three easy ways to plan instead of copy.

It's not about working harder in the fall. It's about starting six weeks sooner.

How do you bridge the gap between knowing what’s wrong and actually doing something to fix it?

A year-end appeal isn’t a December project. Here are three things to fix now, to avoid the traditional year-end scramble.

Recalibration isn't failure. It's leadership. Read on for five signals that tell you whether your fundraising plan needs a mid-course correction.

Urgency isn’t a strategy. It’s the absence of one. In this post, we talk about three things you can do to pull yourself out of the scramble.