Our day can be taken up by a lot of little things: going through mail, replying to emails, updating social media, making copies, etc. But as a nonprofit ...
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A nonprofit’s life cycle is much like a human’s. You start off small, with a limited budget and influence. Most of your staff is probably inexperienced, ...
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One of my clients’ biggest fears when they enter a capital campaign is that their annual budget will be cannibalized for the campaign. This is a ...
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At the organization I volunteer at, we have no problem recruiting volunteers. It’s keeping them that’s the problem. They aren’t getting paid to work ...
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There can be a lot of tension between the executive director/CEO and the board. I’ve seen it at many nonprofits. The problem is often that they’re trying ...
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It’s rarely possible to thank your donors too much. Donors like being acknowledged and appreciated, and they like to know they are making a difference. ...
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One executive director I was working with, Sarah (not her real name), suddenly had a very bad day. Without warning, her board of directors held an ...
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Yesterday, Brent Hafele of Dickerson, Bakker & Associates was featured as a fundraising expert on WABE FM, the NPR station in Atlanta, GA. The topic was ...
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Read the previous post in this series on the four flaws of nonprofit thinking, “What’s wrong with working hard?” and watch the video about being busy vs. ...
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