How are the 100 Days?

May 18 is coming faster than you know! How are you doing on your 100 day commitment? I don’t know about you but I’m finding it incredibly easy to fill my time with minutia. You know…cleaning the desk, moving the computer moniter, grabbing a coffee....

Why wouldn’t you report it?

I just don’t get this. Why wouldn’t you report being an officer in a family run philanthropy? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and two other Democratic Congressional leaders failed to report their positions as officers in family charities as required by...

The Rule of Threes

I’m giving a talk on the Rule of Threes in February. I love using this tool with organizations to help streamline their story. I’d like to add to my collection of “success” stories. If you’ve used this tool, would you share the results...

Starting where you are?

Jeff Brooks at Donor Power Blog has a great example of what I was talking about earlier this week in Where You Start Matters. Check out this post which shows an actual letter Jeff got from a nonprofit he doesn’t give to. It’s scary to think they talk about...

3 Great Times to Ask for a Gift

Jeff Brooks over at the Donor Power Blog has another great post: 3 little-known best times to ask a donor for money If you’re not regularly reading this blog, you should put it on your Bloglines before the day is out!
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