I’m going to try and get back on the social media treadmill today, but I have to say, I’m not all that excited about it and wonder whether it’s worth it or not. For the month of January, I took a nearly complete break from…
I’ll admit this: I’m overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and resources available to me as a consultant to nonprofit organizations. And it’s getting harder and harder to make choices. My strategy? I end up paying attention to less. I can keep it…
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…
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…
One of the frequent recommendations I make to nonprofit organizations is to start investing in the ongoing training and mentoring of their fundraising staff. I’m amazed at how few fundraisers, especially here in the middle of the country, get the support to attend conferences, take…
I stumbled across the band Fun! on Pandora and have really enjoyed exploring their music. It also got me thinking about “fun” in more general terms and contemplating whether or not I have enough fun. Do you have fun? A few questions to ask yourself:…
Have you ever been to Sweden? Europe? Overseas? Was it a once-in-a-lifetime experience? Or one you repeated (or hope to repeat) again? For some people going on an overseas trip is seen as a “bucket list” entry for sometime in the distant future. I’m headed…
In a post this summer I warned executives who work at small nonprofits that they couldn’t do it all. This week, I’m issuing a second warning. Executive directors and other nonprofit executive staff members are bombarded daily with new things. New donors. New reports. New…
Note: there are lots of caveats and qualifications to what I’m about to suggest. I know that. There are tons of examples that refute (or at least SEEM to refute) my premise. Regardless, I stand by my core assertion, which is … Looking for, creating,…
Clay Myers-Bowman
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