Nonprofit Training Resources And Blog Posts
 

If you read my blogs, you often hear me talk about my roots in sales, particularly about my thoughts, feelings, and downright passion for...

I am the luckiest girl in the world when it comes to friends. I have wonderful friends from many different times and places in my life:...

I’m quick to say that I have the best job in the world. I get to support some amazing causes, work with wonderful people (seriously, to...

We have been getting a lot of crazy weather in my neck of the woods recently.  I live in Maine where it’s not uncommon to have snowy,...

2023 was a wild year for me. I use this space a lot to talk about my family and relate the chaos of raising kids to life as a fundraiser,...

Congratulations, you have just made it through another year end giving cycle. I hope you are rested and ready to go for the new year. #1...

Hello, my name is Sharon Kitroser and this time of year my best friend is Coffee. For most Fundraisers, this is the “clutch” time of the...

A funny thing happens when you help an organization write grants. You see the most beautiful parts of an organization: what they’ve done,...

The smell of Pumpkin Pie in the oven. In my book, nothing beats that. Your Family and Friends around the table. The BEST feeling in the...

Coaching is one of our areas of expertise at Team Kat & Mouse, and this summer , I had the chance to take on that role in a larger way....

I've always been a fan of partnerships. Even in my Radio Days, I found that collaborations between clients helped them both get more...

Sitting in my chair, I hear a lot of opinions about Giving Days. Some people are all in—some people are simply NOT. First—What are...

While the rest of the world is emerging from summer vacations and getting back in the swing of things, it’s crunch time here at TKM ....

Some years ago I was invited to a marketing meeting at the Nonprofit I was working at. This was not uncommon given my many years in...

Like many others, I have had some of my best first-time fundraising conversations while sitting in Starbucks. Even though it may be...

Last week, Sharon shared a beautiful, moving story about her grandmother and her love of giving. It reminded me of many people in my own...

As we take the short walk from summer into year end giving I want take a moment to discuss the burning message ... WHY DO PEOPLE (humans,...

This week we had a wonderful conversation with a fundraiser who reached out to us with an all-too-common fundraising dilemma: “I need to...

Long ago in a faraway place (ok, Florida), I had a team of coachable young salespeople. I was their somewhat new, also a young manager....

As mentioned, I spent four years working at the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. To say the experience changed me would be an...