You receive a call from a nonprofit. The caller invites you to provide volunteers, that is, your staff, to help with an event. How will[…]
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Which quick fix fundraising trend has caught the attention of your board? Peer-to-peer fundraising? Ice bucket challenge? Dinner out? Give days? Mobile giving? March Madness?[…]
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In July, I led a sponsor panel for the St. Petersburg Regional Art Summit. Panelist included staff from Bank of America; the power company, Duke[…]
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In the book Payoff, Dan Ariely writes, “People dramatically under appreciate the extent and depth to which a feeling of accomplishment influences people.” He goes[…]
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In my years of consulting I’ve noticed a pattern that parallels the urban legend involving a frog, pot, and boiling water. The tale postulates that[…]
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As a videographer runs the camera, a donor explains why she included a bequest to Selby Gardens in her estate plans. Her gift will buy[…]
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Last month, I spoke in Cincinnati for the CPA firm, Barnes Dennig. Director Brad Chaffin who specializes in nonprofit accounting shared, “I get to work[…]
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The Challenge: A new CEO or development director begins work and wants to connect with donors who loved the previous staff member. How can you[…]
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It’s not uncommon. You create a committee to fundraise. You carefully screen whom to invite and coax them to join. And then boom! You leave[…]
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