What to Track in Fundraising
By now, all organizations should have closed off their 2020 (calendar) year. And what a year it was! I can confidently say that for every organization,...
By now, all organizations should have closed off their 2020 (calendar) year. And what a year it was! I can confidently say that for every organization,...
Last year, before the pandemic was in full swing in North America, I wrote about the notion of Leadership or Management (here). In the article, I...
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and it’s a big thing. The statistics tell us that seventy to eighty percent of fundraisers are women. In my...
A few years back, I wrote about the need to change the relationship with the prospect/donor (here). There, I quoted my good friend Jason Lewis as...
I was a fan of the ACBF (Andrea & Charles Bronfman Foundation) before it wound down, specifically how Bronfman went about his thoughtful philanthropy. In his...
Last week, I wrote about golf and fundraising — the advent of the graphite shaft amplifies your golf swing (good or bad), just as COVID has...
Fundraising during COVID is like using a graphite golf club. Those things that go well go really well, and the things that go poorly go really...
COVID-19 has really taken a toll on good stewardship. Donor receptions, tours, and in-person briefings have been put on pause out of an abundance of caution....
Welcome to 2021 — here’s hoping that this is a much better year than 2020! Over the break, I spent quite a lot of time chatting...
This past year has …… sucked. I vividly remember picking up friends from the airport over the holidays last year when China was on lockdown and...