Mar
02
2018
Leadership sets the pace
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....
Feb
23
2018
Questioning the Status Quo
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,...
Feb
16
2018
The quality of a gift is directly related to the quality of the relationship between the solicitor and prospect
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...
Feb
09
2018
What’s a Major Gift for your Organization?
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...
Feb
02
2018
The Board you have is the Board you build
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...
Jan
26
2018
What is Noble Failure anyways?
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...
Jan
19
2018
The V-formation — a Lesson in Life
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...
Jan
12
2018
Accountability & Impact — don’t be like George
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...
Jan
05
2018
The New Year’s Resolution
So, it’s 2018. And the new year is upon us. It seems like old news to me — being Jewish, our new year occurred in the...
Dec
15
2017
Your database might be your biggest asset
This is a particularly busy time of the season for those in the fundraising world. Many of our donors choose to pay off their pledges (or...