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Where the Science and Heart of Fundraising Converge
Advice to a Young Fundraiser on His 23rd Birthday
The older I get the more grateful I am for the mentors I had when I started fundraising. More and more, I find myself remembering their...
Aug 27, 20174 min read
Happy New Year’s Eve
For all of you celebrating the end of the fiscal year today, June 30 . . . Happy New Year! May your goals be reached and exceeded. May...
Jun 30, 20171 min read
Every F***ing* Thing Works
They do. All of them. Every Fundraising Thing Works There’s a lot of great advice out there about fundraising – countless blogs,...
Jun 29, 20175 min read
What I Learned at #AFPFC 2017
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), of which I am a member and President of the Las Vegas chapter, hosted its annual...
May 8, 20174 min read
Fundraising or Money-Raising?
Clerk: Your total is $blahblahblah, would you like to add a dollar to support children puppies hungry old homeless high-school band? Me:...
Apr 17, 20173 min read
At Home in the Annual Fund
C’mon, sing with me now, “Our house. In the middle of the street. Our house . . . ” Or we could have gone with, “Our house is a very,...
Jan 10, 20173 min read
What I Won’t Do Is Subscribe to Fear
My whole social media feed is FULL of comments about how awful 2016 has been. It seems everyone is ready to kick this year to the curb...
Dec 31, 20162 min read
Fundraising is Paper Towels
Thanksgiving was wonderful and I hope yours was, too. So many things to be thankful for – like making new friends! We met a lovely...
Nov 27, 20162 min read
How to make (Fundraising) Data Fun
I was inspired this week by a colleague, a very talented and smart fundraiser, who was talking about some of the challeng . . . er,...
Sep 12, 20165 min read
The Problem With Recurring Giving
A family I know is going through that terrible process of having to put their mother into assisted care. She has Alzheimer’s and it’s so...
Jul 11, 20163 min read
Why Candace, the Chewbacca Mask woman, is the best fundraiser in the world
A week or so ago I posted the blog below – Candace Payne, “Chewbacca Mom,” the best fundraiser in the world. Now watch this:...
May 21, 20161 min read
Philanthropic Culture in the Annual Fund
Building A Culture of Philanthropy! Does Your Organization Have a Culture of Philanthropy? What’s Your Philanthropic Culture? GET YOUR...
May 21, 20162 min read
The Annual Fund Isn’t Annual II
In the last post, I said that the Annual Fund isn’t annual. Indeed, that’s the crux of this whole blog – thinking about the annual fund...
May 10, 20161 min read
The Annual Fund Isn’t Annual
Nor is it a Fund, but more on that later . . . annual adjective an·nu·al \ˈan-yə(-wə)l, -yü-əl\ Simple Definition of annual : happening...
May 1, 20161 min read
What’s the Big Deal about Fundraising?
About five years ago, as I was transitioning responsibilities to a new colleague, I was asked the fundamental question, “So, really, what...
Apr 17, 20162 min read
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