by Mazarine | May 19, 2015 | Becoming a Grantwriter, Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Becoming an event planner, Finding a job, Keeping a job, Leadership, Major gifts career, Measuring Effectiveness, Sector-Switching, women
Are you wondering how to get more satisfaction from your job? Last month, we had 550 people attend the very first virtual fundraising career conference. It was a smash hit, and one of our presenters, Kishshana Palmer, talked about how to use your strengths in the...
by Mazarine | Mar 26, 2014 | Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Events, Speaking
This last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the Urban Summit at Mercycorps. My topic was potentially dry. Enewsletters. Bah. What can you say about those? Luckily, I had something in my back pocket that made everyone sit up and take notice. What was it? My...
by Mazarine | Jun 18, 2013 | Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Conflict, Cultivating donors, Nonprofit Consultant, Volunteers
David McRaney over at the You Are Not So Smart blog, wrote a fascinating post about the nature of how to deal with haters, AND how to deal with motivation. It’s seriously in depth and I highly encourage you to read the whole thing. It blew my mind. The...
by Mazarine | Feb 26, 2013 | Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Fundraising 101
Why Organize the Universe this way What does not exist looks so handsome. What does exist, where is it? An ocean is hidden. All we see is foam, shapes of dust, spinning, tall as minarets, but I want wind. Dust can’t rise up without wind, I know, but can’t...
by Mazarine | Nov 7, 2011 | Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Conflict, Marketing, social media
Ever wanted to learn how to start fundraising? Need some tips on where to start getting more website traffic for your nonprofit? Read this interview. Mazarine Treyz writes the Wild Woman’s Fundraising blog and is the author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. A...
by Mazarine | Jun 1, 2011 | Becoming a Grantwriter, Becoming a nonprofit consultant, Becoming an event planner, Conflict, Fundraising 101, How to make money as a nonprofit consultant, Nonprofit Consultant
Have you ever been talking with a potential nonprofit client, only to have them not value your hard-won advice, based on your years of experience? Have you ever offered a lot of advice for free, only to not get the contract in the end? Have you really given your ALL...
