This summer, my daughter is working as a camp counselor. Last week, camp was canceled (for one day) due to flooding. After returning to work, she reported that counselors were told they would not be paid for the canceled day of camp. I hope she’s wrong or misunderstood, but I doubt it. It’s possible that camp gave families a refund for … [Read more...]
The Smartest and Easiest Way to Raise More Money in 2025
Are you ready to unlock the true potential of your major gift fundraising? If so, you need to count your asks. Do you ever get the feeling you could raise more money? Is one reason because you didn’t ask as often as you could have? I’m confident it’s not because you didn’t want to ask. And it certainly wasn’t due to a lack of trying. … [Read more...]
5 Important Steps to Leading an Effective Meeting at Your Nonprofit
Bad meetings are the worst. You've probably experienced a few yourself. I know I have! Those meetings where you didn’t really need to be there, where one person dominates the discussion and you're left wishing you had stayed home, and spent quality time with your family instead. The kind where if you could summarize the meeting in a short … [Read more...]
11 Ideas for Nonprofit Fundraisers to Stay Motivated in Challenging Times
As nonprofit leaders, especially working in fundraising, you face challenges every day. Whether it’s achieving ambitious goals, connecting with donors, or navigating unpredictability, the work you do is tough. Staying positive and motivated isn’t always easy, but it’s essential for your success and the success of your organization. 11 … [Read more...]
Protect Nonprofits! It Will Take Courage and Commitment
In today’s challenging times (perhaps the biggest understatement ever), nonprofit leaders are increasingly called upon to do more than simply deliver services. You are needed to stand firmly alongside the marginalized communities you serve. As nonprofit leaders, our roles require us to champion fairness, equity, diversity, inclusion, and … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Stand Up and Speak Out
There is a lot of hatred in the world right now: hatred toward refugees and immigrants hatred aimed at LGBTQ and transgender people and hatred of Jews My heart breaks when I learn of yet another immigrant being rounded up by ICE and jailed or deported without due process. I am distraught at the idea of discrimination simply because a … [Read more...]
Easy Does it: Solicit a Major Gift by Unlocking Your Inner Child
As children, we have no trouble asking for things we want. When we're small, we ask for toys, games, and candy. And while we hear “no” frequently as children, it doesn’t seem to deter us from asking again, and again, and again. Yet, somehow by the time we reach adulthood, “no” seems harder to swallow and our instinct to ask for what we want … [Read more...]
The Importance of Saying “No” to Survive and Thrive
With each passing year, time seems to slip by and feels more overwhelming as the world around us goes faster and faster. How is it possible that my kids are grown up and leaving the nest? And how did I become middle aged? It has made me want to focus on the most important things and be more intentional about how I spend my precious time. … [Read more...]
5 Reasons NOW is a Great Time to Ask for Major Gifts (or Start a Capital Campaign)
If there are leaders at your organization saying it’s not a good time to raise money, today’s post is for you (feel free to pass it along to them). Past is Prologue During the pandemic, many people though it was a bad time to raise money. With so much uncertainty in the world. Today feels very uncertain too. But that doesn’t mean you … [Read more...]
Top Trends Impacting the Future of Fundraising for Nonprofit Leaders
Next week I’m giving a talk called, “The Future of Fundraising: Top Trends Impacting Nonprofit Leaders Today and Tomorrow” at the NAYDO conference (North American YMCA Development Officers). (Let me know if you’ll be there in the post comments below -- I’d love to say hello.) In preparing for the talk, I’ve been thinking a lot about what … [Read more...]
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