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Nonprofit Storytelling Conference 2019 – A Manifesto
I’ve just returned from San Diego from the 2019 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. It will take a lot of time to process the...
Nov 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...
May 2, 20192 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...
Nov 20, 20182 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...
May 25, 20181 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...
May 6, 20185 min read
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


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
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