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...
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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...
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...
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...
It's OK. You Freaking Got This!
Ever had one of those weeks where you blink, and it’s nearly gone!? Then you look at your to-do list and it hasn’t reduced a FRACTION of...
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-...
Hurry! Panic Like It’s the End of the Year!
Ok gang! Last big push for you and your organization to rock the end of your 2021! Nearly 10% of all nonprofit donations come in during...
What Fundraising Hunger Games Looks like
Welp. I finally witnessed what making fundraising events turn into the Hunger Games looks like. If you haven’t seen the video of an...
But wait! There's More!
This week, I got the opportunity to present to our friends at the International Association of Business Communicators - and if you...
How to Fundraise Like a Vikings Fan
This weekend my football team lost. Badly. And now I think that being a Vikings fan makes you a better fundraiser. Hear me out. If you’re...
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