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[Guest Post] The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure

[Guest Post] The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure

by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 4, 2019 | Board Members

Today’s guest post is from Kim Donahue. Kim is the resident governance expert at Boardable. In a fun tongue-in-cheek tone, she shares a perfect formula for making sure your board committees don’t work! And she knows. With over 30 years of nonprofit...
What Nonprofit leaders need to know about the brain

What Nonprofit leaders need to know about the brain

by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 19, 2019 | Board Members, Guest Posts, Personal Leadership

Nonprofit work is stressful. So often we go about our work without realizing the effects of that ongoing stress on our brains. But Jessica Sharp does. The founder of Sharp Brain Consulting, Jessica helps leaders and the people they serve. Here she gives insights into...
When in doubt, write a JTOY

When in doubt, write a JTOY

by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 22, 2019 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members

Excellent fundraisers know that fundraising is about a relationship with a donor. Since they’re a “donor,” the relationship is centered around their giving. But it is a relationship. That giving is linked to a donor’s values and passions...
48% of US nonprofits say December fundraising was lower than last year

48% of US nonprofits say December fundraising was lower than last year

by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 18, 2019 | Board Members, Stories

But most say overall 2018 fundraising is the same or better than last year’s. What a year 2018 was here in the USA. It started with a lot of nonprofit professionals and boards scared that the new charitable deduction would hurt giving. As the year went on,...
He’s rich. Now what?

He’s rich. Now what?

by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 30, 2018 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Board Members, Fundraising Secrets

I’ve been getting the same type of question from a wide variety of nonprofit leaders in many different sectors. The question goes something like this: “This guy is rich. What’s my next step?” Part of me wants to applaud them. These leaders are...
The new tax bill’s aftermath doesn’t need to be the end of your nonprofit

The new tax bill’s aftermath doesn’t need to be the end of your nonprofit

by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 30, 2017 | Board Members, Video

There are dire warnings in the United States press about the huge drop in charitable giving coming in 2018. Even groups who should know better, like AFP – the Association of Fundraising Professionals, is saying the sky is falling. (Full disclosure: I am on the...
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