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Most people don’t like asking for money. [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/asking-made-easy) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Charitable-Giving-in-the-Wake-of-COVID-19-2021-Update-.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/americas-nonprofits-the-donors-have-spoken-dont-count-us-out-yet) ### [America’s Nonprofits: The Donors Have Spoken-Don’t Count Us Out Yet](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/americas-nonprofits-the-donors-have-spoken-dont-count-us-out-yet) April 06, 2021 By [Mindy Dickerson McKinley](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/mindy-dickerson-mckinley) If you’ve ever been involved in fundraising, you likely sensed the nonprofit world collectively holding its breath amidst the fear and shutdowns of 2020. ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/americas-nonprofits-the-donors-have-spoken-dont-count-us-out-yet) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/adult-analyzing-black-coach-leadership_Blog.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/conquer-leadership-struggles-with-a-coach) ### [How to Conquer Leadership Struggles with a Coach](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/conquer-leadership-struggles-with-a-coach) March 25, 2021 By [Shawn Saunders](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/shawn-saunders) In early 2010 I started a counseling network. Then, later that same year, my brother and I decided to merge with an organization for men struggling with ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/conquer-leadership-struggles-with-a-coach) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-23.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-the-pressure-of-fundraising-cripple-you) ### [Don’t Let the Pressure of Fundraising Cripple You](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-the-pressure-of-fundraising-cripple-you) March 08, 2021 By [Randy Bronkema](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/randy-bronkema) Let’s say you’re a new Development Director. The Executive Director of the Board says you must raise $150,000 in your first year. That amount will cover ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-the-pressure-of-fundraising-cripple-you) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/New-Year_-New-Plan_-The-Salvation-Army-Fundraising-with-DickersonBakker-3.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/8-actions-cfos-can-take-to-propel-a-capital-campaign) ### [8 Actions CFOs Can Take to Propel A Capital Campaign](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/8-actions-cfos-can-take-to-propel-a-capital-campaign) March 02, 2021 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Recently a nonprofit CFO asked me how she could support her organization’s capital campaign. Regardless of your title—CFO, COO, VP of Finance and ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/8-actions-cfos-can-take-to-propel-a-capital-campaign) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/New-Year_-New-Plan_-The-Salvation-Army-Fundraising-with-DickersonBakker.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/new-year-new-plan) ### [New Year. New Plan.](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/new-year-new-plan) February 23, 2021 By [Jeff Cathey](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/jeff-cathey) Red Kettle season is over, and the new year is upon us. So now what? Another New Year’s resolution? Another gym membership, special diet, or a promise to ... 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[Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/developing-a-healthy-respect-for-science-in-fundraising) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/emotional-balance.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/a-mindful-balancing-act-art-and-science-in-fundraising-leadership) ### [A Mindful Balancing Act: Art and Science in Fundraising Leadership](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/a-mindful-balancing-act-art-and-science-in-fundraising-leadership) February 11, 2021 By [Christina Chappell](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/christina-chappell) At DickersonBakker, we counsel clients that a well-constructed development program has to excel in two areas: the art and the science of fundraising. It’s ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/a-mindful-balancing-act-art-and-science-in-fundraising-leadership) ### [Jumpstart your next Capital Campaign](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/jumpstart-your-next-capital-campaign) February 11, 2021 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) It was perhaps one of the ugliest capital campaign scenarios I have ever seen. The nonprofit held a public groundbreaking ceremony for a building they ... 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