Single Stream/Unitask Nonprofit Fundraising
Putting all our eggs in one fundraising basket might raise money, but is it the best long-term strategy?
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Where the Science and Heart of Fundraising Converge
Jan 3, 20204 min read
But We Raised a Ton of Money!
Oh, there’s some ranting happening over on #FundraisingTwitter . . . and with good reason: Year-End Fundraising Solicitations. Email...
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Dec 16, 20195 min read
Why Can’t You Just Say Thanks?
We’ve made an entire industry out of those terrible gifts we used to get at the holidays. Ugly Christmas sweaters are now a staple of...
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Dec 4, 20193 min read
#GivingTuesday
“GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the...
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Dec 4, 20192 min read
Five Fundamental Questions of Fundraising
1. Is your Fundraising transactional or transformative? 2. Is your Fundraising driven by the mission or the budget? 3. Is your...
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Nov 26, 20195 min read
Continuity of Care
We adopted Tucker when he was just 9 weeks old. How he got to the rescue org, we don’t know, but we do know he was a puppy mill puppy...
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Nov 20, 20194 min read
Disrupt Your Innovation
Disrupt. Innovate. Think bigger, think differently! All valuable advice. In fact, innovation is often listed as one of the most...
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Sep 17, 20191 min read
The Things That Came Before
Sometimes, to make truly lasting, important, substantive change we have to honor what came before. We weren’t there for the little...
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Aug 16, 20195 min read
Does Giving Need Saving?
Probably. If you read any recent reports or statistics, yeah, we’ve got a lot of work to do. Fundraising Effectiveness Project,...
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Jun 24, 20194 min read
On “The Annual Fund”
I’m honored to have been invited to speak at the AFP Silicon Valley chapter . The topic? My favorite: The Annual Fund Isn’t Annual ....
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May 22, 20193 min read
On Storytelling – The Good, The Bad, The Meh, Whatever
Whether you loved it, hated it, didn’t watch it or obsessively tweeted about it, it’s inarguable that Game of Thrones captured the...
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May 10, 20192 min read
On Gratitude and Culture
I love this question from Tim Sarrantonio at Neon. Do we think enough about what gratitude is, what it means and how we truly express...
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May 1, 20192 min read
What’s In a Name? In Praise of Development
WONDERFUL post today from Amy Eisenstein on Nonprofit Job Titles. Touch of humor and some really good points. We’re seeing trends in...
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Apr 29, 20194 min read
Are You Literally Losing Donors?
Yes. Thank you for attending my TED talk. OK, let me elaborate. If you’re not proactively managing your data, you are literally losing...
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Nov 19, 20182 min read
The “F” Word & Fundraising
Sat through another meeting where Fundraising was referred to as “the F word” . . . . ha ha ha, giggle giggle, ’cause it’s a bad word. I...
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Oct 1, 20182 min read
Tree-Top Fundraising
Trees can die from the bottom up. Especially with Evergreens, if they’re not getting enough water, the lower branches and needles will...
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Jun 21, 20182 min read
Why Fundraisers Have It Best
There’s a lot of ugly in the world right now. There’s a lot to feel angry and dejected about and there’s a lot of negativity and...
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Jun 8, 20185 min read
What does hockey have to do with Fundraising?
Right here, right now I will totally admit this is an opportunistic blog. I can’t help it; it’s the year I became a hockey fan and, like...
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May 25, 20181 min read
The Absolutely Foolproof Five-Step Fundraising Plan
Everything anyone needs to know about fundraising can be summed up in a five-step process. Find prospects who are concerned about The...
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May 6, 20185 min read
Is Fundraising Sales? (And Does It Matter?)
There are literally 5 versions of this blog in my drafts folder. I keep coming back to it because the question keeps coming up and I...
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