Not your grandmother’s “egg money”
Over the past several decades, fundraisers have been encouraged to remember the ladies in their solicitation strategies. And for good reason. As the number of… Read More »Not your grandmother’s “egg money”
Over the past several decades, fundraisers have been encouraged to remember the ladies in their solicitation strategies. And for good reason. As the number of… Read More »Not your grandmother’s “egg money”
I love this image from the cartoonist and organizational theorist Hugh MacLeod. The drawing, along with Woody Allen’s sage observation that “90 percent of success… Read More »After hello, then what?
You’ve likely heard that if something seems too good to be true, it likely is. But here’s an exception to the rule that you can… Read More »Once in a while, too good is actually true
“Don’t count out Christians.” This wasn’t advice I expected from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, but there it was in bold face, large font on… Read More »Secular fundraisers told to look to the faithful
Most people think of fundraising as all about the ask. But truth be told, the best gifts come because a fundraiser listened. Don’t get me… Read More »Listening for the gift
Despite the mountains of fundraising advice that’s churned out daily via blogs and other online venues, remarkably little of what’s being written is new. Whether… Read More »There really isn’t anything new under the sun or in fundraising
Along with compassionate folk worldwide, my heart aches for the people of Nepal in the wake of last week-end’s massive earthquake. News reports and photos… Read More »Just say no to ambulance-chasing fundraising
I’m a week into an experiment with crowdfunding and to say it’s been a steep learning curve is an understatement. From what I had seen… Read More »Three early lessons from my first experiment with crowdfunding
This past weekend was one of my favorites of the year as the Anabaptist community here in my neck of the woods gathered for the… Read More »Fundraising Myth #3: Opportunities to volunteer are a guaranteed Millennial magnet
I recently ran across the phrase “informed attribute,” which I’ve learned involves saying something is X, but without showing it to be so. We bump… Read More »Don’t let informed attributes inform your fundraising