Culture is the most important leverage point for your organization’s growth. As a leader, if you embrace or simply allow toxic behavior to invade your culture, you’ll limit growth by...
The Role of Nonprofit Boards
Hey Nonprofit Board Members: Your job is to set policy, help advance the mission of the organization through personal advocacy, volunteerism, supporting fundraising by giving and/or using your influence, and...
Nonprofit success requires a focus on high value donor audiences
https://youtu.be/MivuqzzLd_AThe data is clear. Lower dollar charitable donors are giving less, and giving less frequently today than anytime in the last decade. However, charitable revenues have remained flat or slightly...
The Key to Successful Nonprofit Leadership
https://youtu.be/L63BpAqJiQs All leadership comes down to one thing. Creating a culture that inspires, supports, and energizes your people to do great work. The leaders who are most successful in this...
Consistency is king
When I interview other leaders about what has made them successful in their careers and organizations, one response I regularly get is some variation of, “I just kept showing up.”...
Proven, effective, repeatable ways to improve donor retention
Fundraising pro tip: If you're searching for "innovative/outside-the-box" ways to increase donor retention and engagement, STOP. In our constant search for new and different (our brains are wired to want...
A Better Way to Fundraise
"I'm tired of chasing our donors for donations and feeling like all we ever do is ask, ask, ask.""Our donor retention rates are SO low. I hate that we spend...
Inclusivity for Impact
This week the world celebrated International Women's Day.In recognition of this special day, I thought it was important to convene a discussion about the impact women make in the social good...
Be sure to put your mask on before assisting others
This is NOT a post about the COVID-19 pandemic or government mask mandates. I promise.This is a post, however, about leadership. And the need for leaders to care for themselves...
Nonprofit CEO’s are Crucial to Fundraising Success
"I don't beg for money. That's why I hired a Vice President of Development." - Anonymous Nonprofit CEOOn assignment several years ago I was working with a demanding nonprofit CEO. Prior...