Feb
21
2020
Is Sponsorship Philanthropy?
People often interchange the terms of Sponsorship and Philanthropy. They are two totally different beasts, and usually come out of two totally different budget lines (for...
Philanthropy
Feb
14
2020
Enhancing your Strength
In the last of the blogs praising Lynne Wester‘s T-Rexes and Kangaroos, I wanted to mention a great chapter, written by Debbie Meyers. Meyers speaks of...
Feb
07
2020
Job vs Vocation
As many of you who have been reading my blog, I have been writing lately about Lynne Wester‘s book, T-Rexes and Kangaroos and the lessons contained...
Jan
31
2020
Mass Emails (Inexpensive & Low Effort) = Spray & Pray
Despite what some people will tell you, fundraising isn’t easy — if it was everyone would be doing it! (It’s human nature to do certain things...
Jan
24
2020
Generosity or Philanthropy
I have been reading Lynne Wester‘s book, T-Rexes and Kangaroos with great interest. It is an easy read and has some really profound thoughts on fundraising...
Jan
10
2020
We have now sunk below the Goldfish
So, I have adult ADHD. Actually, I probably have had ADHD my whole life, but just been officially diagnosed in the last while. While that may...
Dec
13
2019
Since it’s Almost December 31…
I wrote an article last year expressing my frustration with the barrage of email appeals that solely focussed on the calendar as a motivation to give....
Nov
29
2019
A Thankful Fundraiser’s Perspective
I am fully bloated and cannot look at another morsel of food (from yesterday’s festivities). But here I am sitting in front of my computer realizing...
Nov
22
2019
It’s that time of year — ensuring a successful hire
So many non-profits have a fiscal year-end of December 31. And with the new year comes a new budget. And in turn, that comes with new...
Nov
15
2019
Showing the True Cost of Events
I have long had a love/hate relationship with events. Perhaps it’s because of the inherent risk of running an event (you can potentially lose money), or...