I'm so grateful to my friend Michael Rosen for reviewing 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them, and writing a great article in response to the book. Michael says...
Wait. Your fundraising agency said WHAT???
Nonprofit Marketer: Our overall retention rate is about 68%. What could we do to improve that? What should we strive for? Fundraising Agency: Actually, you're right where you should be....
Fundraising for the long haul
Most nonprofits I've ever encountered (I've worked with well over 500 now, of all shapes and sizes, and across multiple countries) have one thing in common. They are like the...
Mistake #10: Recruiting to Minimize Cost Instead of Maximizing Talent
Have you ever been in a conversation with a nonprofit executive and heard something like this? “We’re considering two candidates right now. One has all of the qualifications we’re looking for. She’d be a...
Mistake #79: Thinking You Belong at Your Desk All Day
In Mistake #79 from 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them, I tackle one of the most frustrating mistakes we see in major gift fundraising...Whenever I...
Mistake #17 – Allowing Toxic Staff to Remain in Place
This post is excerpted from my Amazon #1 Best Seller for Nonprofit Fundraising, 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them. Mistake #17: Allowing Toxic Staff to Remain in...
Mistake #51: Setting Arbitrary Fundraising Goals
This is Mistake #51 from my new #1 Best Seller on Amazon's Nonprofit Fundraising List, 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them. I hope it helps improve your...
Top Two Monthly Giving Mistakes Nonprofits Make
Check out this recent blog post from Erica Waasdorp, President of A Direct Solution and author of Monthly Giving: The Sleeping Giant: How Small Gifts Can Become Powerful Tools to Support Any Organization....
5 of the Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make
Last week I wrote this post on 5 of the Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make that was shared with the NonprofitPRO subscriber community. It gives you an inside look at my new book, 101 Biggest Mistakes...
101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make
Available Now on Amazon Buy Now I'm THRILLED to announce that the day has finally arrived.The 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them has just released for...