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The 5 Most Important Parts of Nonprofit Communications to Donors and Potential Donors
"History is entirely created by the person who tells the story." - Lin-Manuel Miranda At Team Kat & Mouse, we know that great...
Jun 263 min read


Summer Slump or Strategic Season? Making the Most of Mid-Year Fundraising
As the heat rises and inboxes slow down, it’s easy to feel like summer is the slow season for fundraising. Donor meetings get postponed....
Jun 233 min read


You Haven’t Lost Your Magic—Just Recalculate
Back in May, I wrote a blog about hope and shared a story about a former salesperson who once worked with me. During the 2008 banking...
Jun 52 min read


Smart, Strategic, Successful: Fundraising the Team Kat & Mouse Way
Bringing Fundraising Success to Your Community: The Team Kat & Mouse Approach In the ever-evolving landscape of nonprofit fundraising,...
May 293 min read


The Power of Belief
Our team received a call from a prospective organization. The mission was amazing, but it seemed the world was weighing heavy on this...
May 232 min read


There's No Such Thing as a Small Gift
I have a confession to make: when working as a frontline fundraiser, I sometimes failed to appreciate “small” gifts. That’s not to say I...
May 153 min read


More Than Dollars: Rebuilding the Middle of Your Donor Base
In fundraising, the dollars raised are the metric that typically gets all the attention. It’s the headline number in annual reports,...
May 83 min read


A trip to Florida with only one Mouse
Symposium Team Kat & Mouse had the incredible opportunity to attend this year’s Florida Blue Foundation’s Community Health Symposium and...
May 53 min read


Hope is Helpful
HOPE was born Many years ago, a baby was born in New York. Her parents gave her a fairly common first name for the times—but for a middle...
Apr 233 min read


How many spoons?
I was meeting with a client recently and we were discussing the need for an increase in managing a complete donor cycle with their...
Apr 212 min read


Preparing Your Nonprofit for a Possible Recession
At Team Kat & Mouse , we’re no strangers to external turmoil disrupting the nonprofit space. We began working with organizations in the...
Apr 143 min read


Team Kat and Most Host Webinar hosted by Bloomerang
"Spreading the Risk: When One Basket of Eggs is Not Enough" webinar. LINK to watch!
Apr 41 min read


A quite Sunday afternoon
Last Sunday afternoon, my husband and I were sitting around doing a whole lot of nothing. Mitch had played Sunday softball with his...
Apr 23 min read


One size does NOT fit all
One message that is consistent in Team Kat & Mouse’s training sessions is that there is no ‘one size fits all’ for a non-profit’s donors...
Mar 313 min read


Should I Use AI as a Grant Writing Assistant?
I could probably write a book with odd things I’ve seen in grant applications. From strange forms to even stranger submission methods...
Mar 213 min read


How to use community influencers to share your organization’s message
I received a call from a partner of one of our clients. She had a problem. Our foodbank client was giving her whole chickens to...
Mar 132 min read


Fundraising Support: Bridging the Gap Between Vision and Action
Last week, we received a call from an individual representing a new non-profit organization looking for fundraising support. Excited...
Mar 104 min read


Now is the time to celebrate small successes
Last week, one of our Team Kat & Mouse client partners called to share that he had secured a first meeting with a potential partner and...
Feb 212 min read


“You’re only as happy as your least happy child.”
This quote, often used in the context of parenting, is something I can truly relate to as a mother of three. My granddaughter, not...
Feb 183 min read


How Do I Communicate with Grantors Durning these Uncertain Times?
Over the last few weeks, the nonprofit sector has been abuzz about a pause in federal grants and the ripple effects funding disruptions...
Feb 73 min read
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