Mar
11
2022
Money is a tool, a means to an end.
Today’s post may seem like heresy to some. The goal of fundraising is not to raise money in and of itself. The goal of fundraising is...
commitment
Feb
18
2022
Looking For A Reason NOT To Donate?
You Will ALWAYS Find One How many times have we, as fundraisers, heard “Organization ABC decided to blah-blah-blah. I won’t give them any financial support anymore.”? My...
Jan
28
2022
There seems to be a Disconnect
I have been in the fundraising world the majority of my life and as a professional fundraiser for over twenty-five years. There is a disconnect that...
Dec
10
2021
I Cannot Believe You Did(n’t) Do It
I have heard many fundraising stories in my 25-plus years as a fundraiser. And, I have seen a lot of things —unfortunately, I cannot unsee some...
May
28
2021
What Does it Take to Be a Great Fundraiser?
The topic this week is a bit of a bone of contention for me. These are my beliefs as to what it takes to be a...
May
07
2021
UPDATE: Go Find A Great Board Member
Three years ago, I wrote about recruitment for a new board member (here). In the article, I focussed on managing expectations, as Joan Garry so eloquently...
Apr
09
2021
Calling out Bad Fundraising
Perhaps it has been the fact that we are into year two of this crazy pandemic. Maybe it is because I have seen many charitable organizations...
Dec
18
2020
New Year’s Resolutions
This past year has …… sucked. I vividly remember picking up friends from the airport over the holidays last year when China was on lockdown and...
Nov
06
2020
Discussions Around the Dinner Table
I am positive that today’s dinner table discussions are more animated than they have been for the past while. Whether it is a discussion about the...
May
22
2020
Are you Fishing in the Right Pond?
There is always this push/pull dichotomy between donor acquisition and donor upgrade. Above all, a fundraiser’s efforts should be precise and fruitful — the spray and...