Category Archive: 10 results for case_studies

When Alison Cook-Beatty began her dance career, she never thought about opening her own company or becoming a professional choreographer. Now, as founder and artistic director of New York City’s Alison Cook Beatty Dance, she runs a classically-based modern dance company that explores the universal human condition thr… Read More

THE SITUATION The Iranian-American Community Center (IACC) raises an annual fundraising total of over $200,000, primarily through individual gifts. For eight years, they used multiple systems to record donations, track event RSVPs, and send email blasts and direct mail. Board members used personal email accounts to cor… Read More

THE PROBLEM Like many rural nonprofits, Middleburg Humane Foundation (MHF) steered most of its limited resources directly into its mission. The need for a donor management system became imperative when deciding to take their nonprofit to the next level with the launch of a capital campaign for a new facility. THE SOLU… Read More

THE PROBLEM Finding a user-friendly way to track donor data was a priority for Jay Anhorn when he began his job as COO/director of development in 2016 at the Alpha Chi Rho Educational Foundation. They had an online donation system (Sage) that wasn’t well utilized so they needed to make a switch to one that… Read More

THE PROBLEM Like many small nonprofits, NTFRC’s executive director is solely responsible for fundraising. Developing and executing an effective fundraising strategy is challenging with only one person at the helm. THE SOLUTION Amy Kelley, NTFRC’s executive director, started working with a Network for Good Fundraisi… Read More

WHO THEY ARE Pistarckle Theater is one of the only professional theaters in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They have been inspiring arts lovers in St. Thomas for 25 years. In addition to the six mainstage productions that take place in their 140-seat black box theater, Pistarckle also organized after-school arts programs and… Read More

WHO THEY ARE Atlas Preparatory School was founded in 2009 to better serve the students of Colorado Springs, CO’s east side. As managing director, Emily Dean works with the school’s executive director to develop fundraising strategies that fill their budget gaps as grant funding becomes more difficult to secure. Atl… Read More

WHO THEY ARE Mittens for Detroit’s purpose is to collect, purchase, and distribute new, unused mittens and gloves to children and adults in need in Detroit. Actress Erin Cummings founded the nonprofit in 2010 and it has grown steadily in the past six years. In their first year they collected 10,000 gloves and in 2015… Read More

WHO THEY ARE: Baltimore-based Wide Angle Youth Media empowers city youth to break through cultural, social, and economic divides through media arts education. With free community workshops, intensive mentoring programs, and internships that connect youth with real production clients, their mission is to foster a… Read More

WHO THEY ARE InnerCity Weightlifting (ICW) was founded in 2010 to work with youth at the highest risk for violence in Boston. By training students to become personal trainers, the program offers at-risk students more opportunities to change the trajectory of their lives. Zach Sloan is InnerCity Weightlifting’s Chief … Read More