September 22, 2024
Is your board excited about fundraising? Probably not. They may think that fundraising and governance don’t have anything to do with one another. They may see […]
Thoughts on Nonprofit Leadership
September 21, 2024
A nonprofit board has a fiscal duty to make sure that resources are raised and allocated to meet the organization’s missions. Often, however, boards have unrealistic […]
September 20, 2024
I know what it’s like – sweating the finances – when not as much money is coming into your nonprofit when it was expected to come […]
September 17, 2024
In any one day, a nonprofit executive director’s duties can include managing operations; satisfying funders and donors; informing and inspiring board, staff and volunteers; listening to […]
September 15, 2024
The usual nonprofit fundraising strategies generate revenue through individual giving, foundation requests, corporate contributions, special events, and government contracts. Each comes with its own set of […]
September 14, 2024
If you want to make as much money as you can while advancing your mission, you need four things: 1) strict adherence to mission; 2) revenue-generating […]
September 8, 2024
We’ve all heard it, “No mission, no money.” But what does that mean exactly? After all, sometimes you just need to make money to get through. […]
September 6, 2024
One of the most difficult tasks an executive director undertakes is to get his or her nonprofit financially stable and grow. The task is especially […]
September 4, 2024
Several times over the course of my career I have been asked to implement a particular fundraising activity because Organization X raised hundreds of thousands of […]