Asking With Purpose—yields success
As we come into the home stretch for year-end giving I believe it’s worth reminding all those who
The Eight Principles
Fundraising Made Simple
The Boogeyman—donor advised funds?
Recently, in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, an op-ed appeared bemoaning the growing number and size of donor advised
The Most Dangerous Thing in Fundraising—yes danger
I’m a numbers guy and I love to measure things. What happens when you make a numerical mistake?
Lying to Donors—all the time
In a recent blog post Nell Edgington gives her list of the most common lies that nonprofits tell
Philanthropy Wins the Race—always
Those that make philanthropy an integral part of their lives have discovered that they are often first in
Donors Vote-\”yes\”, \”no\” and \”elsewhere\”
Donors make decisions every day about which nonprofits they will support and at what level. Principle 1 of
The Nonprofit “Customer”—not who you think
On the face of it, the concept of the nonprofit “customer” may appear to be an oxymoron. The
Market Forces—the good guys
Competition between nonprofits for available funds—and how it’s getting more fierce—is a perennial subject of media and a
Fundraising—business and art
Fundraising is often said to be both science and art. Indeed, there are elements of both the rigor
Avoiding Scale in Fundraising–an obsession with trivia
Perhaps the greatest fear of any fundraiser is not meeting goal. To compensate for this fear, we often