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It can be a PR nightmare. I’ve heard horror stories about clients saying inappropriate ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/never-trust-a-client-with-a-mic-at-a-fundraising-banquet) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/6_24_15-color-bg-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/reasons-you-need-a-capital-campaign-consultant-for-your-feasibility-study) ### [3 Reasons You Need a Consultant for Your Pre-Campaign Feasibility Study](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/reasons-you-need-a-capital-campaign-consultant-for-your-feasibility-study) June 23, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) A Feasibility Study is the first impression many donors will have about your capital campaign. I’ve met people who, rather than hiring a consultant, sent ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/reasons-you-need-a-capital-campaign-consultant-for-your-feasibility-study) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/6_17_15_crop-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/creating-authentic-donor-relationships-for-sustainable-fundraising) ### [Creating Authentic Donor Relationships for Sustainable Fundraising](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/creating-authentic-donor-relationships-for-sustainable-fundraising) June 16, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Have any of you dumped ice water on yourself lately? Facebook used to be flooded with ice bucket videos; now it’s just quiz results of “Which Harry Potter ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/creating-authentic-donor-relationships-for-sustainable-fundraising) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/6_10_15_crop-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/3-simple-secrets-for-public-speaking) ### [3 Simple Secrets for Public Speaking](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/3-simple-secrets-for-public-speaking) June 09, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Why talk about public speaking, you ask? Because speaking engagements are one of the best free ways to brand your nonprofit and reach out to new donors. I ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/3-simple-secrets-for-public-speaking) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/6_3_15_crop-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-say-it-to-his-face-why-boards-should-hold-executive-sessions) ### [Don’t Say It to His Face: Why Boards Should Hold Executive Sessions](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-say-it-to-his-face-why-boards-should-hold-executive-sessions) June 02, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) “Please leave the room.” [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-say-it-to-his-face-why-boards-should-hold-executive-sessions) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5_27_15_crop-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/4-ways-to-lose-that-worry-weight) ### [4 Ways to Lose That Worry Weight](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/4-ways-to-lose-that-worry-weight) May 26, 2015 By [DickersonBakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/dickersonbakker) Confession: I’m an anxious little stress-monster. While I’m writing this blog post, I’m also thinking about the grant report I have to write, planning for ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/4-ways-to-lose-that-worry-weight) ### [Special Update: 4 Dirty Nonprofits (And How Not to Be Like Them)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/special-update-4-dirty-nonprofits-and-how-not-to-be-like-them) May 21, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Odds are good that it didn’t start with jet ski rides in the Caribbean or shopping trips to Victoria’s Secret. Instead, the cancer charities that ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/special-update-4-dirty-nonprofits-and-how-not-to-be-like-them) ### [Nonprofit Leaders – Do You Know the Confidence Code?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/do-you-know-the-confidence-code) May 19, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) As a shy introvert, I have no idea what confidence looks like. I feel brave when I ask the waiter for the check. Yet, when I quiz people about the ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/do-you-know-the-confidence-code) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5_8_15_crop-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/cover-your-nonprofits-revenue-gap-after-a-capital-campaign) ### [Cover Your Nonprofit’s Revenue Gap After a Capital Campaign](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/cover-your-nonprofits-revenue-gap-after-a-capital-campaign) May 12, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) It’s scary how many nonprofits enter a crisis right after reaching their capital campaign goal. You wouldn’t think this would be the case, since that’s ... 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