As leaders we’re most successful when we lean in. When we go the extra mile. If we’re honest, that’s what energizes many of us, and it’s how we’ve grown our...
18 Steps to Maximize Year-End Giving
Over the next three months nonprofits will raise over 30% of their annual revenue. Some of you might even raise as much as 50% of your budget between now and...
5 Culture Problems That Can Kill Your Fundraising
If you haven't checked out my first and second posts in the series of 5 Culture Problems That Can Kill Your Fundraising, check those out now! This series is adapted...
If your fundraising agency does this, fire them.
Yesterday I was advising a friend who is Executive Director at an organization I'm very fond of. I was shocked at a recommendation she received from her fundraising agency. It...
5 Culture Problems That Can Kill Your Fundraising
If you missed Culture Problem #1: We don't own it, be sure to check it out! Here's #2: We don't master it... Ask any nonprofit employer & they'll tell you...
5 Culture Problems That Can Kill Your Fundraising
I was in Dallas, TX last week for the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions annual convention. While there, I had the honor to co-host a two-day development and leadership workshop...
Middle & Major Donor Fundraising Success for Social Service Orgs
As an adviser to 60+ nonprofits across the U.S. and Canada, one of the most frequent questions I get asked is, how can we better engage our middle and major...
Andrew’s top posts of 2016
As 2016 comes to a close and I look to 2017, I took some time to reflect on this blog. I love helping nonprofit leaders and fundraisers more effectively lead their...
The success of middle and major donor direct response campaigns
I've just reviewed results from three middle/major donor integrated direct response fundraising campaigns that my teams managed for various social service organizations over the last year. The numbers are astonishing!...
The Kimbia crash should make us re-think community crowdfunding efforts
This afternoon I read an article about The Pittsburgh Foundation's efforts to pressure Kimbia into making restitution for the disastrous crash of their system on the national Day of Giving...