Telethons: Bubble Burst
Many of us remember the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. People referred to the telethon as the Jerry Lewis Telethon (the charity was secondary). All...
Many of us remember the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. People referred to the telethon as the Jerry Lewis Telethon (the charity was secondary). All...
Welcome back to what may be the busiest season for fundraisers — the mad push after the summer break and the preparation for the influx of...
2022 has not been the panacea for fundraising that we had hoped for. At least not yet. Many of us have concluded that while we are...
To successfully raise funds, you must adhere to three principals. I wrote one of my very first posts about that here. I reinforced these three principals...
Many charities have an endowed component to their finances. The term endowment often confuses people and they are really unsure what it means. I repeatedly use...
There is a lot of movement out there in the fundraising world. Some have left the profession, while others have entered the profession. I have been...
There are certain truths that have withstood the test of time regarding fundraising. These truths apply universally, regardless of the type of charity. From large to...
Spring is a great time to fundraise. While the end-of-the-year sees the most amount of cash brought in for a charity, springtime is likely the most...
Investopedia says that a K-shaped recovery occurs when, following a recession, different parts of the economy recover at different rates, times, or magnitudes. In 2022, it has...
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...