Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter coined the phrase, The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. I was reminded of this recently when a friend who is a Chief...
Does Your Nonprofit Have an R&D Budget?
Many of the world’s most innovative products were created as a result of dedicated corporate research and development efforts. Products like the iPhone, the space shuttle, pacemakers, stealth paint, microwave...
What nonprofits can learn from reality TV
I asked Greg Warner, CEO/Founder of MarketSmart if he'd share his take on the two biggest mistakes that nonprofits make. And if you happen to know Greg (I'm thoroughly...
5 Great Online Tools For Nonprofits
I'm always on the lookout for new tools that make it easier for fundraising and nonprofit leaders to get their jobs done. Unique ways for nonprofits to engage their supporters,...
Guest Post from Roy C. Jones, CFRE:
Today's guest post on the biggest mistake fundraisers make is from my great friend (and co-author of Rainmaking: The Fundraiser's Guide To Landing Big Gifts), Roy C. Jones, CFRE. “For...
Middle donor engagement increases revenue by 20%+
In the third quarter of 2014 one of my clients -- a small hunger and poverty relief organization -- began implementing a middle donor engagement strategy that included phone calls, handwritten thank...
5 Questions Every Fundraiser Should Ask Each Day
In today's world we all move so quickly and have so many competing priorities. I find that if I'm not intentional about asking myself a few critical questions each day,...
Why #HungerActionMonth Is Important To Me
September is Hunger Action Month in the U.S. It's a special time of year when Food Banks all across the United States, in conjunction with Feeding America, ask Americans...
Guest Post: Two of the biggest mistakes nonprofits make
As I continue with the second installment in this series on the biggest mistakes nonprofits make, I've asked veteran nonprofit executive and fundraising consultant, Jim Shapiro, to share his thoughts...
WEBINAR: Maximizing the Middle
Middle donors, like middle children, are often overlooked. Most nonprofits have defined major gift programs, and annual giving programs for lower level donors. Very few, however, spend the effort to...