January 2, 2014
This Year Achieve Your Most Important Goal

It’s the New Year. Everyone is setting resolutions. My advice: don’t join them. Instead set one goal. Since you’re picking one, make it important. And,[…]

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December 12, 2013
5 Presents to Give Yourself for the Holidays

1. A Magic Slate. Yesterday, you learned. Be grateful for the education, no matter the cost. Start fresh.             2. An[…]

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December 5, 2013
Fundraising Without Cute Puppies, Kittens, & Kids

Over and over, I hear nonprofits leaders complain that their fundraising efforts are hindered because they have nothing cute to offer donors. They envy other[…]

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November 14, 2013
With So Many Grants Out There, Why Won’t “They” Fund Us?

The Top Five Reasons 1. No interest. They care about conservation; you work with seniors. 2. No overlap. They care about seniors in California; you[…]

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November 7, 2013
Need a Simple Fundraising Idea?

It’s was midweek at the Chautauqua Institution. Before the 10:45 morning lecture in the amphitheater, the BIG event of the day, in each seat thousands[…]

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November 1, 2013
The 4 Stages of Nonprofit Income Development

Which stage are you in? Stage 1: Over Our Heads and Can’t Swim Characterized by: Nonprofit income is a mystery. How can we get a[…]

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October 25, 2013
Donors Are Waiting For You to Ask

Sometime in your relationship with your donor, the time will come to ask for money. It’s a critical moment to seize. You’re in midst of[…]

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October 23, 2013
How Not to Be a Best-Kept Secret

If your nonprofit is a best-kept secret, here is some practical advice on how to change that starting now: Never repeat those words.  Instead, provide[…]

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October 21, 2013
Can an App Help You Build a Relationship?

It’s opening night. You step into the hall and onto the podium, and the audience erupts with applause.  After your third bow, their thunderous cacophony[…]

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October 16, 2013
Are You Asking the Right, Big Gift Fundraising Question?

It’s a question asked at nonprofits across the county every day. Boards raise it. Staffs discuss it. Volunteers confer about it over coffee. The question?[…]

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