Please, will you read my email and return my call. Your guide to success.
In the most recent (2022) edition, Litmus found people spent just nine seconds, on average, looking at an email. The researchers found...
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- 7 days ago
- 3 min
The Secret to Finding New Grantors
This week, the world of grantmaking - and fundraising in general - was rocked by the announcement that Mackenzie Scott will be opening up...
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- Mar 17
- 2 min
"Genius Emerges From the Collective"
Two Sundays ago, we gathered around our televisions to watch the Oscars. You know, the night once a year when the Movie industry gathers...
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- Mar 4
- 4 min
My Magic Power-Finding New Donors
Long ago, I wrote an article for Radio Ink Magazine called “Confessions of a New Business Junkie.” I was asked to write it because my...
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- Feb 24
- 3 min
Finding the Blueberries in One-on-One Meetings
When the work from home era started, a joke developed in my house. My wife took note of how the meetings I ran were very structured and...
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- Feb 17
- 2 min
Finding the Blueberries = Growing your Fundraising
Finding the Blueberries—What?? Yes, we do work with an amazing Food Bank--However, this is not about that. I put blueberries in my...
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- Feb 13
- 5 min
Onboarding Tips to Help New Fundraising Staff Cruise to Success
Last week we received a merciful reprieve from cold winter weather and spent some time outside with the kids. The first thing on the...
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
Questions to ask (yourself and your candidate) to Stop Turnover
Ben and I have looked at Jobs in the last couple of weeks. For some, there were notes on when and how to change jobs. For others, there...
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- Jan 30
- 4 min
Is it Time to Hire a Development Director? Here are Your Next Steps
There are a lot of ways to conceptualize the growth of a nonprofit. No two organizations develop in the same way, but there are concepts...
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- Jan 20
- 3 min
Is it time to change Jobs?
Your alarm goes off---no, not the one on your iPhone—the one in your head. That nagging bing, bin or ring ring, that tells you it might...
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- Jan 14
- 3 min
New Year's Resolutions for a Successful Grant Program
New Year’s Eve 2022 was a fun one in my house. For the first time in several years, my wife and I were able to find a babysitter and...
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- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
The case for Galas
You may have heard – you may have even read on this fine website -- that fundraising galas are dying. I’m here to tell you it’s true....
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- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
When your donor has an idea...
Have you ever had a donor offer up an idea for your organization? They will be happy to fund it. They have all the details worked out in...
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- Dec 12, 2022
- 3 min
Want to Keep Fundraisers in Jobs Longer? Create Better Mentoring and Networking Opportunities
Every fundraiser has a story like this: they get an email for a training event, they use their already limited professional development...
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- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
It’s NOT too late for Year-end Giving
I find myself surprised by the fact that it’s December. I’ve lived in Florida for 25 years so I can’t blame it on missing the change of...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
Today is GivingTuesday - what do I do tomorrow?
Today is #GivingTuesday, the day when the world comes together (yes, the WORLD) to demonstrate philanthropy and generosity. Today is a...
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- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
I am SO Busy
All you have is your time... never forget it...always protect it. I am busy. You are busy. We are all busy. Thanks to emails, texts,...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Halloween is Over. In Fundraising, Spooky Season is Just Beginning
In our house, we don’t waste a lot of time before we transition out of Halloween. The skeleton on our front porch goes back into storage,...
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Do Your Donors Want a Menu
Do Your Individual Donors Want a Menu? I’m not a big believer in starting donor conversations or presentations with marketing materials....
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- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
No Why---Why Not?
To know me is to know I am a Simon Sinek fan…and let’s remember that “fan” is short for fanatic! Simon has written five books. In 2009 he...
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