The simple question I ask most often when I’ve been brought in to help an organization raise more money is: How will you reframe your comment or question to come from possibility rather than scarcity?
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Continue readingYou’ve heard the advice, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” What if today your one thing is to pick up the phone to call a donor – simply thanking them for their support? I can now hear the loud thunder of answers you are shouting as you read…
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Continue readingLike you, I listen to people talk all day long. While I enjoy talking and listening, some words are distracting. In meetings I’ve been known to count the number of times um was used. Lately, I’ve noticed we’re inserting different filler words. My question is when did um change to…
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Continue reading“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” Lyndon B. Johnson
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Continue readingWhether you like it or not, we’re living in a world of constant change, and fundraising as we knew it has changed. Business as usual is simply is never going to be the same. How are these challenges and changes affecting your organization? Your staff? Your donors? The people you…
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Continue readingWith so much uncertainty, it feels like time for a moment of hope & peace. These beautiful words of wisdom were shared by a friend recently. May they give you the same hopefulness they gave me.
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Continue readingIn week two of uncharted territory you have many questions about your new role in pivot fundraising. First and foremost, keep your communication lines open with your board, staff, volunteers, donors and those who benefit from your important work.
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Continue readingPivot Fundraising: Conversations, actions & movements fundraisers make, with grace and ease, to raise money in a previously unimaginable direction.
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Continue readingHere are Lori’s words of Fundraising Wisdom & Inspiration from 2019 about everything from building a culture of philanthropy to six-word stories & much more
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Continue readingYour supporter community wants to feel they are helping your organization do something you could not do without them. But the key here is: They have to KNOW what it is you want them to do, and for you to tell them that, you really need to KNOW who you’re talking to.
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