August 19, 2014
A Plea to Non-Asking CEOs

You’re out to dinner with your significant other. Your children are at home with a sitter. Suddenly, an earthquake shakes the ground obliterating the only[…]

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July 22, 2014
You Can Attract & Keep Talented Development Staff

When I met Kathryn, she bubbled with enthusiasm about the nonprofit where she served as Senior Development Director. Using her years of fundraising expertise, the[…]

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July 8, 2014
Not an Impossible Dream: 3 Steps to Sustainability

Most nonprofits seek and need income sustainability. Most nonprofits hope to achieve it—someday. Instead of making sustainability a hope and a dream for the future,[…]

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July 3, 2014
7 Ways to Make Money in the Dog Days of Summer

1. Create a Challenge. For example, to support The Food Bank of Manatee, local leaders challenged businesses, civic, faith-based organizations, networking groups, communities, and clubs[…]

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June 16, 2014
How to Match Your Needs With Income Opportunities

At a nonprofit that serves the homeless, it’s Chris’s job to grow new nonprofit revenue. When he examines the opportunities his nonprofit can offer and[…]

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June 2, 2014
Don’t Just Find Donors, Grow Your Own

In fundraising, we talk a lot about finding donors. Donors are like Superman. Many are secretly willing to be heroes. Until you grow a relationship[…]

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May 29, 2014
Donor Letters: What Errors Have You Seen?

A friend notified a well-recognized national nonprofit that he was leaving a gift to them in his will. Within two week a packet of material[…]

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May 2, 2014
3 Ways to Improve Staff Trust in Your Nonprofit

A friend was having trouble with his boss. “We don’t connect. I don’t know why. I guess we just see things differently.” “Do you trust[…]

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April 15, 2014
Time Management Jeopardy for $1,000: Get More Done

Nonprofits for $1,000 Answer: The greatest impediments that nonprofits face in growing their income and improving results. Question: What are time constraints? Are nonprofit leaders[…]

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April 3, 2014
What No-brainer Opportunities Can You Offer to Your Top Donors?

I visited the offices of a community foundation last month, I was ushered into a small, lovely meeting room overlooking the city’s most famous avenue. […]

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