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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:...

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...

Top 5 Traits of a Kick A** Fundraiser

Last week was a marathon of board trainings, fundraising strategy sessions and a boatload of individual nonprofit therapy sessions that...

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...

3 Creative and Fun Ways to Get Your Board on Board!

If I had a nickel for every time I heard “Good God, I wish my board would help us fundraise” over the past week or so, I’d have a...

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...

3 Ways to Get Your Board to Help Fundraise!

Happy Board Freak Out Month! Sure, there are plenty of other causes that celebrate awareness and are lifted up by gubernatorial or...

This Blog Sucks...And Other Things About Your Nonprofit Content That Aren’t True.

I posted an adorable picture of my daughter on Facebook last week that got lots of comments, likes and dopamine inducing things the...

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,...

Your Board is Bored.

I sit in a LOT of board meetings. As a consultant, I’m often asked to present on updates with current clients, pitch our services to...