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...
The danger of nonprofits chasing discounts
A few years ago one of our nonprofit clients fired our firm because they found another fundraising agency that quoted them a cheaper price for their direct mail services. This other...
Balancing your major gift pipeline
Yesterday I talked with a nonprofit CEO who told me that 70% of his organization’s major gift revenue came from local corporate partners. There was a sense of pride and...
Become a better leader by investing more in your personal relationships
Leading a nonprofit isn’t easy. Neither is successfully running a development department. No matter how hard you work, you never have all the resources you need to accomplish your mission....
Improve your hospital fundraising with 71 FREE education sessions!
The schedule for the upcoming Hospital Fundraising Summit has just been finalized. This exciting and FREE event is packed with 71 presentations from 48 expert speakers over an 7 day period....
5 Things Nonprofits Get Wrong About Donors
Jonathan Lewis and Mya Abi-Khalil co-authored a great post, 5 Things Clients Get Wrong About Consumers over at DigiDay. This post was written for the commercial world, but the model is equally valuable...
Rainmaking: The Fundraiser’s Guide to Landing Big Gifts
Two years ago my good friend Roy C. Jones and I had the bright idea to write a book designed to help fundraisers build better donor relationships and raise more...
Check out my guest posts at Christian Leadership Alliance
I'm honored to have a few recent posts featured on Christian Leadership Alliance's new blog. Go visit the CLA blog and check out my guest posts on Fundraising: Instinct vs....