The next seminar in my Fundraising Institute is Keep the Plates Spinning: Time Management and Goal Setting in a Small Office. Time management and goal setting is one of my favorite topics! You’ll leave with some elegantly simple tools to help you decide what to focus...
There are dozens of personality trait assessments on the market. I highly recommend you check out some form of the D-I-S-C version. It’s simple, easy to learn, easy to remember, and incredibly helpful in dealing with people—donors, staff, even family. My favorite...
Today’s fundraising mistake could have happened to any of us. My thanks to Stephen Nill, founder and CEO of CharityChannel.com for submitting it: I was meeting with an elderly lady, 89 years old, who had around 20 cats in her home and around her property. She was...
Google is an amazing resource to all of us. Whether you’re researching prospects, seeking grants, looking up phone numbers, or seeing what other people are saying about your organization, Google is your tool. Best of all, it’s free! Check it out at:...
At a recent board meeting of one of my clients, we stumbled upon a perfect opportunity to make a planned giving ask of one of their constituents. The person had been involved with the organization for years. The ask would help endow an annual scholarship that was...
