May 22, 2018
How to Get There from Here: 3 Fundraising Planning Musts

Planning is one of the many overused but little-understood terms tossed around by nonprofit organizations. Several consultants recently organized an audio conference for nonprofit board[…]

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May 14, 2018
Identify the Bottom-Line Conflicts Holding You Back

My first roommate at college, Janet, was finishing her last semester before graduating. For Janet, every day was about endings and leaving the university. In[…]

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May 10, 2018
Creating Effective Calls to Action

At the end of almost every nonprofit communication, we appeal to our listeners and readers to take action. How can you make your calls to[…]

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April 10, 2018
Don’t Serve Up Kool-aid: How to Balance Messages with Reality

Face it. As a leader of a nonprofit, you’re in the sales and marketing business. To raise funds, you regularly share how your nonprofit organization’s work[…]

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February 25, 2018
What Alternatives Exist to Merging? 5 Ideas on How to Save Your Nonprofit

Here are five ways to save, rescue, or improve a nonprofit or a nonprofit program without adequate funding instead of merging. 1. Change the Form,[…]

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February 22, 2018
For Lent and Forever: Give up the Poor-Us-Mentality

Before you bemoan the challenges you face as a nonprofit, remember the benefits that come with being who you are.

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July 27, 2017
Frog, Pot, Boiling Water: Hot Lessons to Solve Your Sustainably Challenge

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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March 27, 2017
How to Stop Mission Creep Now

How to keep the creep out of your nonprofit. What is mission creep or drift? A disease that inflicts nonprofits that chase after money. Why[…]

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February 3, 2016
Adults Say the Darndest Things

When I was small, Art Linkletter had an afternoon show on the TV when I arrived home from school. Perhaps you’ve seen clips of the[…]

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January 11, 2016
8 Lessons From Nonprofit Bankruptcy

As I collected success stories for 7 Nonprofit Income Streams, I met an executive director recovering from near bankruptcy. The entity’s challenges have not become[…]

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