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...
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Apr
30
2021
UPDATE: Facts About Stewardship
A few years ago, I wrote an article that listed seven different truths about fundraising (here). The past 14 months have been quite a roller coaster...
Apr
23
2021
After 27 Years, I had an “A-ha moment”
Have you ever had that feeling that something just “clicked” for you? Even after decades of working in the same profession? (This goes to reinforce my...
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...
Mar
05
2021
Thanks to the Women out there!
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and it’s a big thing. The statistics tell us that seventy to eighty percent of fundraisers are women. In my...
Feb
26
2021
UPDATE: The Relationship Needs to Change
A few years back, I wrote about the need to change the relationship with the prospect/donor (here). There, I quoted my good friend Jason Lewis as...
Feb
19
2021
Noble Failure: An Update
I was a fan of the ACBF (Andrea & Charles Bronfman Foundation) before it wound down, specifically how Bronfman went about his thoughtful philanthropy. In his...
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...
Jan
22
2021
Putting the donor in the center
COVID-19 has really taken a toll on good stewardship. Donor receptions, tours, and in-person briefings have been put on pause out of an abundance of caution....