The Goodwill CEO concluded his talk with a plea for donations: “We need your old socks and underwear.” Unfortunately, when many of us ask for[…]
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You care about your mission—deeply. Look around you. You see the passion of others. You hear it in the comments of staff, board members, and volunteers. Yet, funding your mission continues to challenge you.
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Nearly every nonprofit has significant, untapped opportunities to diversify and grow its income sources. The most innovative nonprofits tap them to create healthier, more sustainable[…]
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Traditional sponsorship was ill, long before the pandemic While classic sponsorships are expected to linger, the disease is fatal. Death will result from sponsorship’s failure[…]
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What Donors and Customers Want: The Just Right Opportunity My husband and I are about to begin a massive kitchen renovation. So far, we’ve met[…]
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There are two types of nonprofit income: earned and donated (and seven streams of income; see 7 Nonprofit Income Streams: Open the Floodgates to Sustainability!)[…]
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We’ve been working on getting our kitchen renovated since the first of the year. We’ve made tons of decisions. The cabinets arrived last week. Then,[…]
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You don’t have to stand on the corner and beg. You don’t have to ask strangers for money. You only ask after you’ve given yourself.[…]
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Last week at my presentation, “They Don’t Get It” to the Southwest FL Chapter of AFP (the Association of Fundraising Professionals,) the audience members asked[…]
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After the big game, you approach your car in the vast parking lot and click your key fob. Nothing. You click again—still nothing. You don’t[…]
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