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The Difference: Nonprofit Fundraising in a For-Profit WorldThe Giving Rebound: What Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to KnowSend us a textAfter three years of declining donations, 2024 delivered a reversal that has nonprofit leaders everywhere asking: "Is this rebound for real?" In this insightful analysis linked to the 2025 Giving USA Report, Convergent Principal Tom Ralser and General Manager, Brian Abernathy, join Jay Werth to reveal the drivers behind donor behavior, not just economic indicators.This is a strategic deep-dive connecting the dots between market psychology, donor motivation, and practical fundraising success. Understanding these insights could be the difference between riding the wave of renewed giving or watching it roll on b...2025-07-1426 minThe Difference: Nonprofit Fundraising in a For-Profit WorldAsking Rights™, Fundraising's Magic Bullet?Send us a textConvergent Nonprofit Solutions' Tom Ralser explains why Asking Rights™ raises the sights for your organization's donors. Join Tom and The Difference Host Jay Werth as they discuss how nonprofit leaders and organizations can move the funding process from a charity mindset to one of investment. You don't want to miss it!2025-05-2020 minThe Difference: Nonprofit Fundraising in a For-Profit WorldAsking Rights... Required for SuccessSend us a textIn this episode of 'The Difference', join host Jay Werth, and guest, Tom Ralser, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions' Principal and Director of Asking Rights. Tom Ralser has a three-decade career in fundraising. He’s consulted with and added value to numerous nonprofit organizations, and pioneered applying return on investment principles to nonprofit fundraising. In this episode, Tom will give an overview of "asking rights" and how it focuses on the value outcomes that nonprofit organizations deliver to donors or investors, a term Convergent stresses in its communications. For mo...2024-11-1119 minThe Difference: Nonprofit Fundraising in a For-Profit WorldHow the Auto Industry is a Metaphor for Declined GivingSend us a textJoin Convergent Nonprofit Solutions' Jay Werth and Tom Ralser, as they discuss key takeaways from The Giving Institute's Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy in the latest episode of 'The Difference'. Convergent Nonprofit Solutions offers fundraising services to nonprofits throughout the country that are looking to increase their funding and make a bigger impact. Let our team of expert consultants help your nonprofit today. Contact us to get started!2024-09-0508 minThe Difference: Nonprofit Fundraising in a For-Profit WorldThe Prospect Evaluation Process, New Ways of Looking at a Fundamental Step in FundraisingSend us a textLarry Raff is President of Copley Raff Inc., a global consultancy to nonprofits in support of fundraising and management, and he's the Principal and creator of Abacus Major Donor Ask Calculator LLC. In his conversation with Convergent Principal Tom Ralser, Raff shares how to leverage objective donor giving, behavioral, and relationship data specific to your organization to determine pledge asks and goals. Raff and Ralser also discuss tried and true strategies and language for making asks and closing more gifts at higher amounts.Guest BioLarry Raff, President...2024-08-0520 min
The Nonprofit Exchange: Leadership Tools & StrategiesNonprofit Leadership Book Reviews by Hugh and RussThe Nonprofit Exchange Book Reviews Watch the Episode [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kcnaut1Sb4[/embed] Read the Episode Hugh Ballou: Greetings, we’re back with The Nonprofit Exchange. This time, Russell and I have been wrestling with this for a while. We have had so many great guests that it’s hard for us to find a spot to do this. We wanted to, at least once or twice a year, highlight some great books. Some are from our guests, and some are not. We have six books for you today. The top f...2019-07-2158 min