I hear it all the time. You don’t have enough time to search out the answer. You feel all alone in this challenging world of nonprofit work. Your board members don’t understand and you don’t want to over-share with your staff team. Where are the resources you need?? I’ve said all this myself at [...]
More people have started looking at nonprofits differently, thanks in part to Dan Pallotta’s Ted Talk and letters regarding the Overhead Myth. We have a long way to go and YOU can help change the conversation to what really matters – impact. It’s misguided and ineffective to base decisions solely on some ambiguous overhead number [...]
More and more often we hear this catchy phrase "culture of philanthropy" and how essential it is to high levels of nonprofit fundraising success. Having worked as a staffer for many years, I’m a firm believer. If you want to raise more money and retain more donors, start by looking at your collective mindset toward [...]
Or is it? No doubt you are celebrating the money that was raised for your cause, the new donors you acquired, the increased awareness of your good work – Congratulations! And maybe you even have a tad bit of a Giving Tuesday hangover. That’s to be expected after all the energy you put into this [...]
Are you in a tizzy over your plan for year-end fundraising? Let’s get you calmed down and focused on what you know. The basics. You got this – don’t go crazy and over complicate things. For every fundraising activity, you need to lay out the basics before you jump in. Be open to a mindset [...]
You’ve seen the studies. The 2015 Leading With Intent Report from Board Source shows that only 60% of nonprofits have achieved 100% board giving. Even when every board member is investing, rarely are they treated as well as other major donors. That’s ridiculous. Why such harsh words? * If you’re in the other 40%, you’re [...]