CommunityDonor AcquisitionFundraising CommunicationsFundraising CostPhilanthropyRelational FundraisingSustainable Fundraising The Illusion of No Cost—ouch Nonprofit organizations are always on the hunt for new donors. That’s as it should be. …LarryJanuary 18, 2012
CommunityUncategorized How the Rich Get Richer—no surprise There is a “chicken or egg” dilemma that goes something like this: Do the organizations…LarryJanuary 11, 2012
CommunityUncategorized Showing Up—eighty percent of success Just showing up is four fifths of success; at least that what Woody Allen asserts. …LarryJanuary 4, 2012
CommunityPhilanthropy Pure Philanthropy—it still exists News reports are coming in detailing how in a number of areas across the country…LarryDecember 19, 2011
CommunityDonor RenewalPhilanthropyYear End Giving ‘Tis the Season to Give—truly In the next few weeks charitable organizations will receive 41 percent of all the gifts…LarryDecember 14, 2011
CommunityEvent FundraisingPhilanthropy At Least They Were Honest—sort of As if any further evidence was needed that charity auctions and holiday festivals do very…LarryDecember 7, 2011
CommunityDonor AcquisitionEvent FundraisingFundraising SystemsReader FavoritesUncategorized It’s Official—it’s ridiculous Seth Godin, in the recent Gala Economics posting on his blog, stated directly and unabashedly…LarryNovember 15, 2011
CommunityUncategorized Good Things Take a Little Longer—really Fundraising programs that produce renewable, repeatable income; that expand over time are not built in…LarrySeptember 20, 2011
CommunityUncategorized The Silver Bullet—influence Yes there is a silver bullet in fundraising (well, almost). Nonprofits continually search for that…LarryAugust 19, 2011
CommunityUncategorized When in doubt—ask Taking a disciplined qualitative and quantitative look at your organization’s fundraising program may be one…LarryAugust 5, 2011
CommunityUncategorized Not About the Money—really? Recently, there have been several published reports which describe how fundraisers are “breaking the rules”…LarryJuly 11, 2011
CommunityDonor StewardshipNonprofit Marketing Demonstrating Value—not an option The number of nonprofit organizations in the United States has grown significantly, about 30% in…LarryJune 1, 2011
CommunityUncategorized It’s Not the Critics—it’s the investors We’re all susceptible to the negative review or blog post. Before being quick to react,…LarryMay 11, 2011
CommunityUncategorized The Worst—is the best As you work to position your organization to potential supporters, please be advised. The worst…LarryApril 27, 2011
CommunityUncategorized Fundraising is hard work—but not what you think If you devote any time to raising funds for your favorite charity or nonprofit, I’m…LarryApril 19, 2011