EPISODE 2 Episode 2 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features Paul Nazareth, Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP). I first met Paul many years...
EPISODE 1 Episode 1 (the premiere episode) of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays features my good friend, Jason Lewis of Responsive Fundraising. We kick off Tales From the Trenches...
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,...
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...
There has always been a great concern amongst charities concerning the next generation. So many donors have grave concerns that the next gen will not live...