Over the last 18 months or so, I’ve been hearing a similar phrase from a number of my nonprofit executive coaching clients. The phrase? “I don’t ask on the first date.” This is often said with a self-righteous smuggness, as though the CEO is...
Since both Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day are observed in February here in the USA, we’re taking a look at the “care and feeding of nonprofit CEOs.” We know in CompassPoint’s recent national survey of nonprofit fundraising,...
A few weeks back, I posted this question: Q: As an E.D., what percentage of my time should be spent on fund raising? I am relatively new at this and want to balance my schedule. My answer was something like, “100%.” And I got some comeuppance. Here are...