by Mazarine | Jun 11, 2019 | Fundraising Plan, Leadership, Major Gifts, Major Gifts, Monthly Giving
Are you tired of working really hard and getting the same results? Maybe it’s time to listen to the experts, and see what you can do differently to grow your fundraising revenue for the second half of 2019. Last year I spent some time interviewing some of the...
by Mazarine | Sep 13, 2018 | Corporate donations, Cultivating donors, Keeping a job, Leadership, Major Gifts, Major Gifts, Major gifts career, Nonprofit Leadership Summit, Webinars, women
When I was a teenager, my dad used to say, “You’re such a whiner!” It was hurtful. So I gave up trying to talk to him about problems that were important to me. My friend Yukon told me today that women are told they’re whining when they try to...
by Mazarine | Jul 10, 2018 | Cultivating donors, Fundraising 101, Major Gifts
It’s hard out there right now. There’s so much up in the air, and there’s so much uncertainty about government funding for our US nonprofits. As you know, federal funding trickles down to state, county and city levels, so what’s happening...
by Mazarine | Nov 14, 2017 | Annual Reports, Appeals, Conflict, Cultivating donors, Major Gifts
Are you frustrated right now? Maybe you’re writing your annual report or appeal letter, but you’re stuck. Or maybe you’re wondering how to connect with a donor and you just can’t seem to get through to them? What could we do to connect better...
by Mazarine | Jul 24, 2017 | Board, Leadership, Major Gifts, Nonprofit Leadership Summit
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Schreifels, senior partner at the Veritus Group, a major gifts consulting firm, on what nonprofits are doing now in this time of economic uncertainty, and what we SHOULD be doing. Jeff will be presenting on how to get...