It’s summer.
You are distracted by being outdoors, family gatherings, or vacation because you have a “minute” to slow down.
It’s also a great time to focus on how you share messages about your organization using video.
We don…
Continue readingI’m honored to be the guest webinar host for the Nonprofit Hub on July 10 when we dive into this topic. I’ve shared and coached more than 3000 stories over the years and definitely have learned some things about where to find the great ones…
Continue readingPeer-to-peer fundraising is a great way for social profit organizations to raise money, especially at special events like walks or runs. In this type of fundraising, the people who will participate in your event reach out to their peers to invite finan…
Continue readingThis year’s Giving USA 2013: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2012 was just released yesterday. If you’re like me with a passion for the positive, there’s a lot of good news to read about!
Any kind of charitable giving increase is somethi…
Guest Post by Brian Saber
I’m delighted to share this week’s guest post by Brian Saber, President of Asking Matters, who specializes in helping fundraisers find the Asking Style that works best for their personality.
Big Admission: I&rsquo…
Continue readingEarlier this spring my friend and colleague, renowned prospect researcher Helen E. Brown, of The Helen Brown Group, and her colleague Jennifer J. Filla, published their new hardcover book Prospect Research for Fundraisers: The Essential Handbook.
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Continue readingOne of the biggest complaints I encounter with fundraising staff is they wish others, especially the board, would come up with ideas that can actually be implemented.
Ideas that that organization can actually afford to act on.
Ideas the board members…
I saw this article by Jerold Panas in a recent issue of the Institute for Charitible Giving newsletter and knew I had to share it with you.
Jerold writes:
“So often, a bequest comes to you from a source you knew nothing about. And, by the way, the larg…
I recently attended a training session for ArtsLab, an amazing capacity building project by Arts Midwest. I’m honored to be on the curriculum team. At the board leadership session we referenced a powerful white paper by Sam Pettway with five questions …
Continue readingA recent NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) post asked readers to think about a world where computers had been outlawed. The post starts like this:
“Effective immediately, PCs and computers will no longer be manufactured, nor supported worldwide. I re…