I’ve written a lot recently about the board of directors taking responsibility for their role in fundraising. It IS there job, after all. But of course, as people have pointed out, the board can’t do it on their own. Well, they can, but having a…
There’s something wrong in the nonprofit sector. Really wrong. It’s a problem that can seem unsolvable because it’s so pervasive. Almost every executive director, CEO, development director, and consultant I talk to bemoans this problem. What is it? It’s this: Your board of directors has…
As we walked off the high speed train we took from downtown Oslo to the Gardermoen Airport we walked past this billboard. You could arguably say that at that moment I was as far away from home as I’d ever been. Not in distance (since Stockholm…
Typically, conducting a capital campaign is reserved for larger projects that require a serious amount of time and investment. I’ve managed campaigns with a goal as little as $500,000, but they are typically $1 million or more. You can find a bunch of questionnaires and…
Thank you for taking the time to read my posts. I know you have lots of choices regarding content and the time you spend online. I’m grateful that you think my posts deserve at least a small portion of your valuable time. Looking forward to…
For decades I’ve been collecting samples of brochures, newsletters, annual reports, direct mail, and thank you letters. At the beginning, I kept almost everything. Then, when the file drawers started filling up, I started keeping only those things that caught my eye, either because it…
The topic of this article was supposed to be about giving thanks. The convergence of the holidays, family, friends, Christmas music and smoked turkey puts most people in the mindset of making sure to remember and thank someone for something. I’m all for it. Living…
Creating, strengthening, and maintaining your nonprofit brand is a common topic across the Internets and blogosphere. You can find thousands of articles elucidating the importance of your brand, how to build your brand, what to include in your brand, and a thousand other ways to…
Clay Myers-Bowman
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