Most other teams or organizations are run by a person or a partnership. The people in charge have both the responsibility for the welfare of the organization and the authority to make decisions for it. But nonprofits are weird organizations. The head of a nonprofit doesn’t have all the authority for the nonprofit. The board does. So […]
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Continue readingImproving fundraising is a never-ending quest for nonprofit leaders. But recent research shows a startling discovery on how to make your fundraising better. In “The Wake Up Call,” researchers Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Harriet Day researched leadership styles and their connection to successful fundraising. In the course of their research, they made a remarkable finding:
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Continue readingNonprofit work is stressful. So often we go about our work without realizing the effects of that ongoing stress on our brains. But Jessica Sharp does. The founder of Sharp Brain Consulting, Jessica helps leaders and the people they serve. Here she gives insights into what we should know about the brain to help our
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Continue readingI just returned from training NGO leaders in Lebanon. Prior to the training, I spent time studying Lebanese philanthropy and interviewing people who’d registered. Fundraising is clearly getting harder. I kept hearing the two reasons it was particularly hard in Lebanon were The government in Lebanon doesn’t cover most things other governments cover.The economy is
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Continue readingAs much as I love to do in-person leadership and fundraising trainings, sometimes you just can’t get to them. So webinars can be incredibly helpful. Over the last few months, I’ve done webinars for NCDC, qGiv, NonprofitHub, and Bloomerang. Webinars on Leadership and Fundraising Here are free recordings of all four webinars. Nonprofit Leadership Goal-Setting
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Continue readingHere’s the text of an email I sent to subscribers of the free #FollowUpFriday email list. Versions of this process helped keep me sane as a fundraiser so I thought I’d share it here. Good morning! Yesterday I felt overwhelmed by the demands on my time. Projects needing completing. People needing to be followed up
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Continue readingThe nonprofit sector is a strong and vibrant community full of people willing to help each other out. And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. And in fact, the research shows that people
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Continue readingThe nonprofit sector is a strong and vibrant community full of people willing to help each other out. And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. And in fact, the research shows that people
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Continue readingAs a trained salary negotiation facilitator, I’ve presented facts, resources and strategies to many individuals across the globe to help them enter into and walking away successfully from negotiation conversations. Today, I want to provide a tool specifically for professionals who want to remain with their current organization but know in their hearts and minds […]
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