Fundraising is both an Art AND a Science
This is a profession that requires both hemispheres of the brain — the creative, along with the analytical. You can have all of the passion in...
This is a profession that requires both hemispheres of the brain — the creative, along with the analytical. You can have all of the passion in...
Some organizations take a fisherman’s approach to find board members — they throw out a net and hopefully, they will land a bunch of big fish...
I have written in previous posts about the board and fundraising. I would like to extend that thought to the senior leadership of any charitable organization....
I am always questioning the status quo. Even as a child, my parents used to get so frustrated with me because I questioned everything. Ad nauseum. Now,...
I have been asked so many times if I have a degree in business (arguably so that I can utilize the business acumen I acquired to...
The phrase Major Gift is fundraiser jargon. Personally, I loathe the term, but in our industry, it’s what we use. (Some fundraisers actually have the title Major...
I heard this saying once many years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. So many senior executives grumble about the board — whether...
There’s that old saying “to err is human”. But it goes against so much of our inner essence — who really wants to fail anyway? It...
Do you ever wonder why geese fly in a V-formation? It is a pretty neat reason — it has been proven that by doing so, they...
As I was watching Seinfeld one evening over the holidays, I was doubled over in laughter at the Festivus episode. This is probably one of the...