Generosity in quotes: Seth Godin
“Sharing an idea you care about is a generous way to change your world for the better.” Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, marketer, and public speaker,… Read More »Generosity in quotes: Seth Godin
The answer isn’t always “raise more money”
When funds are tight (as is true for the most nonprofits, faith-based included) hopes are pinned on the development program. I hear it all the… Read More »The answer isn’t always “raise more money”
Re-claiming a one-time commitment to fundraising as ministry
It’s been 15 years since the publication of Growing Givers’ Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry and although I’ve tried to keep up with the organizations… Read More »Re-claiming a one-time commitment to fundraising as ministry
Generosity in quotes: Sue Park Hur
There is so much to do, so much work undone, emails unreplied, thank-you notes unwritten, phone bills unpaid and flights unreserved, visits unconfirmed, dinners and… Read More »Generosity in quotes: Sue Park Hur
Advice giving as vocation, avocation, and hopefully not annoyance
For almost two decades, I’ve made a living handing out advice about fundraising and board governance. But truth be told, my family says I’ve been… Read More »Advice giving as vocation, avocation, and hopefully not annoyance
Generosity in quotes: Miroslav Volf
“A rich self has a distinct attitude towards the past, the present, and the future. It surveys the past with gratitude for what it has received,… Read More »Generosity in quotes: Miroslav Volf
Don’t worry if you missed the year-end giving rush. Generosity hasn’t gone away.
Over the coming months, I look forward to exploring with Generous Matters readers some of the myths and silly tales that inform the way development… Read More »Don’t worry if you missed the year-end giving rush. Generosity hasn’t gone away.
My three words for 2015
A few years back (2012 to be exact), I traded one-word aspirations for full-blown New Year’s resolutions. At the time, it sounded less a challenge… Read More »My three words for 2015
Generosity in borrowed words
To borrow a phrase from Queen Elizabeth, 2014 was an annus horribilis on my calendar of life, with one tough thing after another. If I… Read More »Generosity in borrowed words
Before the last angel sings
Thank you, dear readers, for continuing to follow Generous Matters (and occasionally commenting) throughout this past year, despite my two month sabbatical from writing. My… Read More »Before the last angel sings