Dec
13
2024
Disconnecting While on Vacation: A Fundraiser’s Perspective
As a fundraiser, our work is not just a job. It’s a passion, a calling, a commitment to making a positive impact in the world. Our...
HR
Jun
16
2023
Navigating Different (but not necessarily difficult) Fundraising Personalities
June 16, 2023 We have all had occasion to work with a myriad of different folks from different walks of life. Everybody brings their own experience...
Oct
07
2022
Should we pay Board Members?
I have often had a debate with myself regarding board compensation. (I always win the fight.) Many for-profits pay for their board positions. The reason for...
Sep
23
2022
What Would it Take?
The phrase “what would it take” is one of my favorites to employ. I have used that phrase consistently over the past few decades with clients,...
Apr
01
2022
Energy Vampires
Energy Vampires are those folks that literally suck the energy out from you, leaving you drained. We have all come across such people in our professional...
Jan
14
2022
Sometimes Procrastination Works
I must admit that I rarely engage in procrastination — as a matter of fact, my neuroses are such that I do the complete opposite. Often,...
Oct
22
2021
You Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Last year, I touched upon the topic of The Psychology of Fundraising. I reiterated that I would likely be a much better fundraiser if I had a...
Apr
16
2021
UPDATE: Why Fundraising is Like a Work Out
A little over three years ago, I wrote an article pointing out the similarities between fundraising and working out (here). The premise was that you could...
Feb
05
2021
Issues Raising Funds — Part II
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...
Jan
29
2021
Signals that you will soon have Issues Raising Funds
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...