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End of Year Fundraising…is it Time to Panic Yet?

Every year around this time, I usually hop on the phone to call clients, colleagues, and nonprofit leaders to give them horrible news:...

5 Unique Ways Your Nonprofit Can Show Impact

Mission statements are boring. And more of them are really only useful to boards in order to help them stay focused on how to guide...

What Could Your Nonprofit Do With $7 million?

Happy “Can You Imagine What Our Nonprofit Could Do With the Money Spent on One Super Bowl Ad?” Watercooler Conversation Day! Since I’m a...

Unconventional Fundraising & Partnerships for Your Nonprofit

Years ago, I found myself sitting around a giant speaker waiting for a conference call to start, and getting ready to hear a big...

The Future of Nonprofits: How to Ensure Your Skills are AI-Proof

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you know that every dollar counts when it comes to achieving your organization's mission. That's why it's so...

3…2…1…LAUNCH!

I’ve been involved in the nonprofit community as a leader and as a fundraisers for nearly 20 years. And in that time talking with other...

Bilbo Baggins: Hobbit. Adventurer. Fundraiser.

Over the past few weeks getting ready for, and starting our conference tour, I’ve had very little downtime to enjoy watching ANYTHING on...

5 Things the BEST Nonprofits Do to Raise Money

This week, we celebrated 5 years in business at Do Good Better Consulting! And besides taking a bit of time to pick up cupcakes &...

Nonprofit Networking No-No’s

As a nonprofit leader – we have to “People” all the time. Like, all the time. And it’s exhausting. Smiling on the phone while you talk...

Do Businesses Care About Your Nonprofit?

You love your nonprofit. Like, a lot. But businesses don’t. At all. Or at least it feels that way, right? Attracting the eyes and ears of...

Change Starts Here. Together.

Growing a small nonprofit is hard. Growing a small business is hard. Turns out, the frameworks for process, clarity of messaging,...

How to Retain Your Nonprofit Employees During a Recession

If you think the Great Resignation was bad, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. If you’re at all familiar with our vibe here at Do Good Better,...

Nonprofits are in big trouble. Or are they?

Nonprofits are in big trouble. At least according to the most recent poll conducted by the research firm Campbell Rinker and sponsored by...

Would you say your nonprofit is trustworthy?

I sure hope I hear a chorus of “YES” through the interwebs! Your reputation as an organization is one of the more critical components to...

New High Capacity Donor Data for Your Nonprofit

It’s been awhile since we’ve gotten to talk nerdy about all things fundraising – but with the amount of kids throwing high school...