CommunityDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsFundraising CostFundraising SystemsNonprofit ManagementNonprofit MarketingNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentSustainable FundraisingUncategorized Nonprofit Starvation—the way of the world? Today we see numerous nonprofit organizations struggling to deliver worthy services to an even more…LarryJune 11, 2013
CommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor RenewalDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsFundraising SystemsGovernment GrantsNonprofit MarketingNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable FundraisingUncategorized Is It Them—or us? Nonprofits often decry their lack of resources while trumpeting an ever-growing demand for their services. …LarryJune 4, 2013
CommunityFundraising CostFundraising SystemsNonprofit ManagementNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentSustainable FundraisingUncategorized Use the “F” Word—early and often A recent study by the Center on Philanthropy at the University of Indiana revealed a…LarryMay 28, 2013
CommunityDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsFundraising SystemsNonprofit MarketingNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable FundraisingUncategorized Let’s Fail–again and again Our charitable organizations have the obligation to fail. That is, to be leaders in innovation. …LarryMay 21, 2013
CommunityFundraising SystemsNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentRelational FundraisingSustainable FundraisingUncategorized They’re Just Lucky—we can’t When working with my clients—charitable organizations who do worthy work in the communities they serve—I…LarryMay 14, 2013
CommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsUncategorized Hear, See and Touch–yes touch Far too often, we rarely give our donors more than a momentary thought—as in when…LarryMay 7, 2013
CommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor RenewalDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsMajor GivingNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentPhilanthropyRelational Fundraising Program or Purpose?—you choose If I’m at a social gathering where philanthropists and nonprofit leadership and both are present…LarryApril 30, 2013
Annual GivingCommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor RenewalFundraising SystemsNonprofit MarketingPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingUncategorized Whose Urgent?—not who’s! No, it’s not a grammatical faux pas. It’s on purpose. The possessive is used here…LarryApril 27, 2013
Board DevelopmentCommunityFundraising CommunicationsFundraising SystemsNonprofit MarketingUncategorized Why be Weird?—why not! It’s no surprise that we want to “fit in.” Everyone wants to fit in; that…LarryApril 16, 2013
CommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor RenewalDonor StewardshipPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable Fundraising Who’s Gazing into the Mirror—you or them? We all enjoy looking into the mirror. And why not? Our favorite subject is ourselves.…LarryApril 9, 2013
Annual GivingCommunityDonor AcquisitionFundraising CommunicationsFundraising SystemsPhilanthropySustainable Fundraising Everyone Doesn’t Matter–they don’t! In a recent conversation with a nonprofit executive and his development officer, they begin to…LarryApril 2, 2013
Annual GivingCommunityDonor AcquisitionFundraising SystemsMajor GivingPhilanthropySustainable Fundraising Where’s Your Head—scarcity or abundance? So much of the conversation surrounding funding for worthy causes and projects reflects a deeply…LarryMarch 26, 2013
CommunityFundraising CommunicationsFundraising SystemsNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable Fundraising Good Deeds—don’t scale Charitable organizations tout their good deeds and benefit to others. And there’s nothing wrong with…LarryMarch 19, 2013
CommunityDonor RenewalDonor StewardshipFundraising CommunicationsMajor GivingNonprofit Revenue DevelopmentPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable Fundraising God Save Us—from nice people Being nice isn’t nice. That is to say that “nice” implies a non-confrontational, go-along-to-get-along stance.…LarryMarch 14, 2013
CommunityDonor AcquisitionDonor RenewalDonor StewardshipPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSolicitation Pose Questions—then ask Asking for a charitable gift is perhaps one of the most stress-inducing tasks that anyone…LarryMarch 14, 2013