3 Steps to a Successful End of Year Appeal
It’s July. The sun is shining, we’re wearing sandals and we’re soaking up every minute…
It’s Time to Ask Your Board for a Gift
Board members are some of the most valuable relationships a nonprofit organization has. These are…
My Journey to Explore, Grow and Change
Like you, I’ve been thinking a lot about race, inequality and injustice lately. As someone…
HELP! My Volunteers Aren’t Doing Anything
Every so often I get a call that surprises me. There was an organization in…
The Power of Asking
I’ve been working with a newer organization for a few months and have increased their…
To Keep or Not to Keep?
We’ve all heard the phrase “because that’s how we’ve always done it” used to defend…
Making Meetings Matter
Happy new year, friends! Today’s virtual world allowed me to celebrate the ball dropping with…
How to Achieve your 2021 Goals
I love opening the mail at this time of year. Mixed into the catalogues, bills…
Common Mistakes of Nonprofit Websites
If you’ve been following our blog, you know that we’re talking about planning for next…
Why You Need a Case for Support
Now that we’ve hit December, I find myself thinking about my clients’ fundraising communications toolkit…
Stop Talking and Start Doing!
I spend a lot of time in small to midsize fundraising shops. And one of…
Help Your Board Members Help You
I speak to many board members who are eager to help their organizations. They joined…
Identifying Your Organization’s Key Audiences
I was talking with one of my friends last week. A family friend of hers…
Top Three Tools You Need for a Successful Fundraising Year
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. It’s the beginning of February…
Giving Tuesday–Should we, or Shouldn’t we?
This blog post was originally published by Giving Tree Associates. Giving Tuesday is one of…