Leader: Guard your tongue. It might feel good to yell at someone once in a while. It might feel good to engage in gossip or to verbally take down that...
Leaders Must Learn Hard Lessons
A mentor of mine recently asked me, “What’s the hardest lesson you’ve had to learn in your career?” That question stopped me in my tracks. There are so many lessons...
Nonprofits: Understand Your Customer
I posted the following statement on LinkedIn and it got a TON of feedback. A lot of that feedback was negative, with people telling me that my idea was entirely...
Nonprofits Need a Better Way to Fundraise
https://youtu.be/LEwTJW5bNRY Nonprofits continue to struggle with fewer donors giving every year. The economy plays a part in that. But more than anything, our social contract with donors is broken. If...
Your Business Rules are Hurting Your Fundraising
https://youtu.be/2bfJx3F5IEc There are so many fantastic and talented fundraisers in our nonprofit sector. What frustrates so many of them is that organizations often have outdated budgeting processes and business rules...