Congrats! You Survived 2023! Now What?
If you have school aged children, you’ve probably been dragged to a book fair after conferences to look at all the super cool and...
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Hey Fundraisers! Time to Press Start!
Today is the last day of school for my kiddos. Was I the parent that got up early to make homemade cinnamon rolls to send them off to the...
Does Your Board Suck at Fundraising?
You just left your board meeting, and now you're riddled with anxiety or have already muttered to yourself “I can’t do this anymore.” How...
Everything sucks right now. And that's ok.
Welp. The world is on fire and we're still having teams meetings. Seems like that shouldn’t be a thing, and yet, here we are. But when...
Why the Hell Do We Have to Fundraise?
A few months ago, I was asked to emcee a music event that involved me introducing bands, being the hype guy for one of the coolest...
Which Giving Day Hunger Games Character Are You? A QUIZ!
Another year, another Giving Tuesday! And clearly after the global Cyber Monday bonanza reaching nearly $9 billion in sales, its time for...
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...
What Princess Bride Fundraising Personality Are You?
“Fundraising is hard. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” That’s one of my favorite paraphrased movie quotes from The...
Your Guide to Managing a Fantasy Fundraising Team
Tonight, the NFL season kicks off. Which means, for the next 18 weeks, I get to suck at managing 3 Fantasy Football Teams and basically...
It’s Dangerous to Fundraise Alone…Take This!
Listen. I hate to be the one to remind you – but there are 121 days left in the 2022. 4 months. I’m not sure the musical RENT had a song...
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,...
Top 3 Ways to Avoid Work at Your Nonprofit
It’s the summer, and who on earth wants or needs to do nonprofit work?! Here in North Dakota, we have approximately 3.2 weeks of perfect...
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,...
Top 5 Things I’ve Learned Hosting 200 Podcasts with Nonprofit Leaders
We celebrate our 200th Podcast Episode today! Here are the Top 5 Things I've Learned from interviewing amazing nonprofit leaders!
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