I wish I had a magic wand that would make money appear in your bank account without having to ask for it. I wish that you had a generous leprechaun who hid pots of gold for you to find. Alas. When I’m working with clients to become better fundraisers, I feel like they want a […]
People pay me money to teach them how to fundraise. I’m really glad that they do, but the answer is so very simple. Learn how to have a conversation. That’s it. That’s the big secret. I don’t mean to be flippant, but the best fundraisers are the ones who are able to really hear the
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“Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.” -Dale Carnegie We are all the heroes of our own personal movies. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy, drama or horror is all up to you. My personal movie is like if Amelie had a baby with Sixteen Candles with a twist of The Joy Luck
The hardest job to fill in nonprofits isn’t the Executive Director–it’s the development director. Change my mind on that. The reason? We don’t have a tightly defined scope of what we expect a development director to do. Or, rather, the scope is so broad that it’s a little bit of everything which adds up to
“The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither.” ― Confucius It may surprise you, gentle reader, to learn that I am not perfect. I know. Take a second to clutch your pearls. One of my biggest strengths is also my biggest weakness, which is that I see opportunities and options everywhere. The problem? I suffer
