It can be easy for fundraisers to slip into an attitude of complacency. The daily grind of reaching out to donors to ask for their support can become ...
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After serving as a consultant to over 100 agencies in my career, I have begun to see certain types or profiles of nonprofits. One of those profiles is the ...
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Just the other day, I had a conversation with an executive director that thrilled me. The ED, I will call her Paula, leads a local agency just a few miles ...
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Yesterday, I was asked to edit a fundraising case for a client. What is usually an easy task for me was instead surprisingly complicated. I kept finding ...
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It can be easy to forget that fundraising can be as much of a blessing to the donors as it is to the beneficiaries. In fact, it is often easy to feel like ...
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Few jobs have the potential to be lonelier and more stressful than CEO/Executive Director. It can often feel like the weight of the organization is on ...
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Is there someone in your life that when you run into them your heart sinks a bit because you know you are about to lose hours in your life you will never ...
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Congratulations to DB&A client Christian Aid Center (CAC) of Walla Walla, Washington for passing 85% of their $4.85 million capital campaign goal. There ...
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Gary’s first answer was no. He told us he just couldn’t join the steering committee because he had to protect the confidentiality of his clients. Gary was ...
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One of the most common objections I hear from fundraising volunteers is “I don’t feel like I know enough to…” A) Call the donor, B) meet with the donor, ...
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