Aug
15
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 36
Episode 36 Episode 36 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays again features Susan Fochs, Founder of the Operation Not Alone. Susan started this nonprofit from scratch —...
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Jun
27
2023
Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays Episode 30
Episode 30 Episode 30 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays again features Patti Murphy, Executive Director of the Youth Services Bureau Charitable Foundation. Patti has a way...
Mar
03
2023
Women and Fundraising
I have taken the opportunity of International Women’s Day over the past few years to highlight some of the many women that have inspired me as...
Oct
14
2022
Board Expectations — a Two-Way Street
Having the right board members is a one ingredient towards a recipe for success. Each time an organization recruits new board members, it is (hopefully) looking...
Apr
08
2022
Putting the K in Kindness
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...
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...
Jan
21
2022
Reserves — What is Appropriate
The last two-plus years have certainly been a wild ride. Up here in the Great White North (Canada), we are still on a modified lockdown, with...
Oct
08
2021
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
I do not live my business life with many regrets. I always try to advance the organization’s cause (otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to work for...
Jun
04
2021
Is Transparency a Given?
I have written numerous times that fundraising is about relationships. And those relationships are usually built on trust. But are charities truly being transparent? Or, are...