Navigating Uncertainty: How Nonprofits Can Adapt and Thrive in a Changing Political Landscape
As I write this, it’s been a week since the election and based on what our clients are saying and feeling...
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Oct 303 min read
Smart Strategies to Boost Your GiveBig and GivingTuesday Efforts
Tips to maximize GivingTuesday success! Use data-driven insights, targeted messaging, and storytelling to engage donors and boost impact.
Oct 114 min read
Head + Heart: Using data to demonstrate your nonprofit’s unique value proposition
Combine quantitative and qualitative to get a fuller picture of your organization's impact.
Oct 83 min read
Creating Insightful Fundraising Dashboards: Maximizing Tracking for Success
Creating Simple, Effective Fundraising Dashboards to Track Success
Sep 183 min read
How to Create an Effective Capital Campaign Case Statement for Your Organization
Your case statement captures the need, logic, and heart of your campaign all in one place.
Sep 162 min read
Are We Ready for a Capital Campaign? A readiness checklist.
How do you know you are ready for a campaign? It can be a transformational experience for the organization that is ready.
Aug 252 min read
Compelling Creative: Edmonds Food Bank Social Media
The Edmonds Food Bank, an Ostara client, has done an incredible job of engaging their community through their social media efforts.
Jul 171 min read
Campaign Workshop: Community Input Survey
The Ostara Group is in the early stages of planning a fall workshop on major fundraising campaigns - capital, endowment, or...
Jul 93 min read
Around the Table: A Conversation on Food Security
The Ostara Group has been privileged to work in partnership with several food banks throughout Washington state. At Ostara we believe in...
Jul 814 min read
Navigating Food Security: Vashon and Orcas Island Food Bank Leaders Talk Challenges, Changing the Narrative + Shifting Paradigms.
At Ostara, we’ve been thinking a lot about food security organizations recently. We’ve worked with numerous organizations in the sector...
May 234 min read
The Value of Impact Metrics on Fundraising
Fundraising can be an uncertain, challenging, and long process at times. And with over 1.5 million nonprofits in the US seeking funding...
May 235 min read
Public Funding Sources: How Budget Appropriations Can Elevate Your Capital Fundraising
When your organization is planning major capital work, it’s important to not overlook public funding resources. Public funding...
Apr 302 min read
The Collective Responsibility: Why Fundraising is Everyone's Job
For non-profit organizations, the heartbeat of sustainability is philanthropic support. Yet, contrary to popular belief, fundraising...
Apr 303 min read
Growing Donor Relationships: Engagement Strategies That Work
We all know that relationships are at the center of any fundraising work. We also know that as relationships with donors and prospects...
Mar 202 min read
Happy Ostara Day 2024!
15 years can feel like the blink of an eye…and yet so much can happen in that same span of time. Kids grow from infancy to young adults...
Mar 204 min read
Giving Days are Here Again
In 2023, GiveBIG raised nearly 13 million dollars for 1,409 nonprofit organizations in Washington state from nearly 23,000 donors, while...
Mar 111 min read
An Interview with Gina Hall, CEO of Uplift Northwest
At Ostara, we are honored to highlight and interview one of our special clients, Gina Hall, CEO of Uplift Northwest. Gina is a Seattle...
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Happy Holidays from Ostara!
As I look back on this past blur of a year, I can’t help but get a little nostalgic. The passing of time marks our lives in myriad ways. ...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Happy Times Ahead
For my first project with Ostara in 2010, I helped procure items for an art school’s auction. Shortly after that, I wrote a grant to the...
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Changes at the Top
The challenge of finding and keeping top talent is being felt by many in our community. Like many issues that face our economy, the 2023...
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