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...
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Stop Asking for Money! Do This Instead!
A few weeks ago, my nephew thought it would be funny to pick up a garter snake and chase me around the yard threatening to throw it at...
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,...
The Best (and WORST) Fundraising Events for Your Nonprofit
As someone who has spent nearly 20 years curating and running fundraising events, I still wake up every now-and-then in a cold sweat...
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...
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!
Taking the Show on the Road!
Fundraising is hard. Finding trainings that are applicable in the real world and figuring out how to use them without unlimited staff and...
Creatively Connecting With Donors When They Are Busy
School is ending, and the chaos of summer solicitation is just beginning. What on earth do we do as fundraisers? My little girl is...
Fundraising With the "R" Word
Here's a hot tip for you: Don't look at your 401k today. Oh, and your crypto wallet? I might avoid that too. Considering the uncertainty...
Are You Begging and Bargaining with Donors?
I had a proposal rejected by a potential client this week. And even though that’s not an out-of-the-ordinary experience in the day in the...
Bracing for the Word "No"
This week I got adult braces. No, not the comically large metal ones that my kids have, but the invisible-should-be-a-lot-easier-to-deal-...
The Business of Doing Good
The Fargo/Moorhead community has always stepped up when needs arise. From filling sandbags to protect local neighborhoods during flood...
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