Last fall I was invited to submit an article for an e-book by the fundraising software giant Blackbaud. Never one to pass up an opportunity, I obliged and was surprised when they chose what I wrote for their book. It’s now available free (if you give…
There are a myriad of things necessary to create an environment that will allow your nonprofit to significantly advance its mission. In fact, it’s extremely common for executive directors and board members to get overwhelmed with the amount of work it takes to make progress.…
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…
The image at right is the Donor Bill of Rights. Have you seen it? It was developed and endorsed by several organizations that have a vested interest in making sure that nonprofit groups are doing all they can to create and run ethical, donor-centered fundraising…
(Last month I posted an article that basically said, “fundraising special events are a waste of time and energy”. Most agree with my general statement as it relates to events that have a fundraising focus. However, several people were quick to point out that events…
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…
My post about social media from a few weeks ago generated some interesting conversations. In one, a colleague was talking about her organization’s social media strategy. Her comments were similar to those I’ve heard from other executive directors of small-sized nonprofits: “We have a Facebook…
Does your nonprofit organization have a video on the front page of your mobile-enable website? If not, you’re missing the boat. In fact, the boat left a long time ago and you’re standing on the pier looking panicky (we called them piers not docks on…
Note: I liked this article so much when I first read it, I asked Nell for permission to re-post it on my blog. It originally appeared on the About.com Nonprofit blog and is posted here with Nell’s permission. By Nell Edgington, Social Velocity In a…
That’s a question I got from Kent Glasscock, a former statewide political leader in Kansas and someone who is recognized for his ability to get things done. He was speaking at a local Chamber Leadership meeting a decade ago, and although he doesn’t remember it,…
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