Leaky Bucket Blog

Welcome to the Leaky Bucket blog, where we discuss everything related to measuring, managing, and improving fundraising performance. And some other stray thoughts from time to time.

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Fundraising management: the secret weapon for super-power fundraising. Great fundraising performance depends on it. Your development team needs guidance and support and access to the right tools. Here's how you can provide them.

Improve fundraising results, and drop the tin-cup mentality. Know which donors justify your scarce and precious fundraising time. See how the use of the SMART Way Prospect Scorecard, combined with DonorSearch powerful prospect research services will make a huge difference in your results.

If you're not using prospect research, you should be. Learn how it can boost fundraising productivity.

Targeting high-quality donors, donors who give larger gifts and demonstrate their commitment and effort are donors you really need to attract, retain and acknowledge.

Targeting high-quality donors, donors who give larger gifts and demonstrate their commitment and effort are donors you really need to attract, retain and acknowledge.

Social media is the secret weapon of contemporary fundraising. Make your fundraising more productive! Read Ryan Johnson's fascinating blog now.

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Explore our collection of press releases covering key fundraising insights, donor motivations, and nonprofit strategies.

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SMART Practices Resource Library

Check out our library of free resources you can use to improve your fundraising, make better decisions, and more. You’ll find white papers and other articles, plus some powerful calculators.

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