Exploitation in Fundraising Communications: 5 Critiques
In this article, I highlight the main critiques of exploitation in fundraising communications. Over the years many organizations, including nonprofits, media publications, and corporate entities, have been criticized for using exploitative language and imagery to inspire action. These communications are seen as taking advantage of the differences (access to resources, lived experience, race, geographic location, […]
Case Studies of Fundraising and Education in Trips
The balance between fundraising and education in nonprofit travel programs is not easy to achieve. It takes thorough planning and a little trial and error to get the mix right. In a previous article, I examined the role of ten factors and helped you place your organization on a continuum of fundraising and education. In […]
The Role of Fundraising in Your Trips
Many nonprofits wonder what the right balance is between fundraising and education in their travel programs. While every trip aims to be educational, at the very least informing the travelers about the organization and its work, but the extent to which we use these experiences as opportunities for fundraising differs drastically by program and organization. […]
What Funders Get Wrong About Site Visits
Site visits play an important role in helping funders determine which organizations and causes to allocate resources to, but unfortunately these engagements are also ripe for exploitation. Staff in nonprofits often spend undue time preparing for and facilitating site visits from funders, much of it to the detriment of their programs. Nonprofit clients are sometimes […]
Where Do You Stand? The Hottest Issues in Storytelling Ethics Today
Nonprofits have come a long way in our understanding of the potential harm that can be done by exploitative fundraising campaigns. However, we still struggle with certain storytelling practices. I’ve curated a list of the three hottest topics in ethical storytelling right now and presented both sides of each argument. How you should proceed with each […]