Can you hear me now? Board meetings and phoning it in.
I recently attended a conference for nonprofit professionals, and this caught my eye: How to Engage & Maximize Your Nonprofit Board featuring social enterprise and start-up investor, Chris Himes. I popped in to hear what one high-level angel investor had
Program and development: how and why to build the bridge. Now.
When I get acquainted with a nonprofit, the divide (more like crevasse!) between the organization’s development side and programming side is something I can usually count on. From an operational perspective, this divide makes no sense at all: programs cannot
Prospecting: A Productive Expansion Method, or Why “Donor Reviews” Need To End
As far back in my career as I can remember, I’ve sat in meetings with other professionals and/or volunteers, talking about how we might meet the annual campaign goal for that particular year. Lists of contributors to previous campaigns were
Save Cookie Cutters for the Kitchen, or Why One Size Does Not Fit All
Having spent 2+ decades as a professional, now consultant, in the nonprofit space, I am frequently asked for catch-all strategies. Over the last few years, the methods with which to disseminate and receive advice have increased dramatically. There used to
Words Matter–Let’s Change Them
Fundraising. I’ve seen rooms of people cringe at the mere mention. It’s a word with infinite negative associations--residues from years of bad practices. I’d suggest we call the whole thing off if there weren’t so many life-saving, world-changing, mission-driven organizations