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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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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March 17, 2014
Proven Income Practices: Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary

Thank you for sharing our success for 20 years! Over the past two decades, I’ve helped over 1,000 organizations to grow their incomes by multiple[…]

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March 13, 2014
Don’t Hire the Development Miracle Worker

The board chair of volunteer-based nonprofit calls. She wants my help to obtain income to hire their first staff member. This new employee will run[…]

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February 25, 2014
Earned Income: Turn Your Disadvantages Into Advantages

  Far too many nonprofit leaders, these and similar arguments persuade them that earning more income is impossible. They say: Our location is terrible. The[…]

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February 18, 2014
Is Your Overhead Too Low?

Are you sitting in an uncomfortable chair? Dealing with crummy software? Writing with the world’s cheapest pen? Why? In all likelihood, it is to minimize[…]

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January 28, 2014
Can You Find The Donors on Your Membership List?

One of your donors makes a six-figure gift to another nonprofit. Can you use this information to further your mission, and help the donor and[…]

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