[Headlines] Plan Your 2014 Fundraising This Friday!
Here’s a summary of recent articles and blogs related to fundraising and nonprofit organizations. As always, please forward this to others who might benefit from the information. Thanks again for...
View Article[Headlines] Almost perfect subject lines
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? I’ve been pretty adamant the last few years that if something is important to start, I should start it when I think of it and not wait for some external...
View Article[Headlines] It’s Coming…
Over the past year or so I’ve been working with a wonderful group of consultants and experts in the fundraising world. Each has brought unique perspectives and insights that are so helpful for those...
View Article[Headlines] Keeping Your Case Statement Compelling…
She was shivering on the streetcorner – barely a whisper of a girl with long, straight, mousy brown hair that hadn’t seen a brush in several days. While a statement like this one can grab attention,...
View Article[Headlines] You’re honest – but are you ethical?
You’ll be starting to see a few changes over the next couple of weeks. I’m migrating from using a shopping cart to handle emails to a program called Infusionsoft. I decided it was time to finally live...
View Article[Headlines] Are nonprofits missing the mark online?
I’m so excited to be launching a new book I contributed to. The Essential Fundraising Handbook for the Small Shop will provide you with the information you need to help grow and diversify your...
View Article[News] Did You Jump to Email Too Soon?
The launch of a new book I contributed to, The Essential Fundraising Handbook for the Small Shop, is happening this month! We kicked it off a week ago with a an interview of Ted Hart’s radio show. Just...
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I’m traveling this week so will have to keep this short. But I’d really like to have you join me – and a few of the other authors of The Essential Fundraising Handbook for Small Nonprofits – on the...
View Article[Headlines] The Call of the Steward
This is an exciting week! Later today there’s a free Q&A session with the authors of The Essential Fundraising Handbook for Small Nonprofits (you can register for the event on the book page:...
View Article[Headlines] How often should you ask?
We’re having a brief respite from the cold as I write this. I have the windows open, Etta James on Pandora and sipping my coffee. A fairly relaxing Saturday afternoon. This follows a fun direct mail...
View Article[News] Focused on the Right Things?
If yours is like many of the groups I’m working with, you’re really busy right now. There are events, special appeals and all sorts of other activities that are taking your attention. At times, you may...
View ArticleGreat Storytelling Tips from Pixar
Who better to take storytelling tips from than a former Pixar staffer? In Take Your Fundraising Pitch from Mediocre to Memorable with …, Oren Jacob shares his tips on developing great stories. While...
View Article[Headlines] From Discouraged to Encouraged
Do you ever get discouraged and feel like you’re not really getting anywhere? Last week I was listening to a teaching from a well-known Christian teacher who talked about this very topic. It’s easy to...
View Article[Headlines] Using New Tools While Sticking to The Basics
Last week I had a cavity filled. I haven’t had that many and I acknowledge that I was one of the lucky ones in that I was 30 before I got my first one. (Although that was several years ago and I think...
View Article[Headlines] Can Taking a Break Lead to a Breakthrough?
Sometimes things move a little quicker than we think they will. After talking about it and thinking about it for two years, two weeks ago Rob and I decided to get serious about looking at houses in...
View Article[Headlines] Linkage, Ability and Interest
There’s something about being in a room full of people dedicated to the nonprofit sector that is really inspiring. This past week, in partnership with the local business journal, I taught on how to...
View Article[Headlines] Behind the Curtain
There’s a time to plan and a time to implement, a time to rest and a time to work. A time to laugh and a time to cry. The trick is often figuring out which time is which. The last three weeks or so...
View Article[News] We’ve done it!
As I write this, I’m sitting in a house surrounded by boxes and furniture that’s not quite in the right place. So much to do and no idea of where to start. By the time you read this Tuesday morning,...
View Article[Headlines] The Race is On!
This Saturday will be the culmination of three weeks of parties and activities in Louisville that lead up to the Kentucky Derby. After six years of living here, my activities have also fallen into pre-...
View Article[Headlines] Low pay = motivated workers?
I try not to rant very often, but every once in a while something just hits me the wrong way. It happened this week with an article I saw in the Harvard Business Review. The headline says it all: ‘How...
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