Where are your donors spending money?
March 25, 2025
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How much do people spend in your region and on what? Can you compare and contrast regions? Yes. This is not only a way to
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Where is your money?
March 21, 2025
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The real cost of war, by Good Magazine, is estimated at 3 Trillion dollars. What nonprofits in America are working on this issue? Should we
This is what gives fundraising a bad name.
March 19, 2025
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“The fundraising letter comes in the form of a “survey,” a frequently used device for partisan fundraising, but this one has a twist: calling itself the “Congressional District Census,” the letter comes in an envelope starkly printed with the words, “DO NOT DESTROY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT”
Elementary my dear: How to interview and find out if your boss is a bully
March 17, 2025
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When you go in for that nonprofit job interview, pretend you’re Sherlock Holmes. Nothing escapes you. Look around. Is this environment going to support you and your goals? What kind of question is that? Isn’t everyone scrambling to find a job? Even if you are scrambling, and you feel that you HAVE TO take the job, these questions are here to help you decide if this job is going to be a difficult one.
Why your dog is a great fundraiser
March 13, 2025
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What your dog knows about fundraising, and why it works
Fundraising in a downturn: The Power of Leaderless Organizations
March 11, 2025
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In this economic downturn, how are you responding? How quickly are your funders responding? How about your donors?
I just sat down and read the first chapter of “The Starfish and the Spider.” Talk about an inspiring book! You can read it here, too. This book, written in 2007, is relevant today in thinking about four things.
1. File sharing
2. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan
3. Montezuma, Cortez, the Apaches
4. Grassroots movements