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Building Your Grant Strategies for 2025
Here are a few ways to help ensure your organization is well-positioned for the grant opportunities that you pursue this year.
Jan 273 min read


Kickstart The Year with Effective Fundraising Strategies
As the new year rolls in, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect, recalibrate, and reignite your fundraising efforts.
Jan 275 min read


Building a “to die for” planned giving program
Promoting planned giving helps qualify, steward, and cultivate donors, leading to more and larger gifts. Build your program and start today!
Dec 6, 20244 min read


Practical Tips for End-of-Year Giving
If you are launching the perennial year-end appeal, we encourage you to invest a little extra effort in these key strategies
Nov 22, 20242 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 30, 20243 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 11, 20244 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 18, 20243 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 17, 20241 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 9, 20243 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...
Jul 8, 202414 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 30, 20242 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...
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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