To see ourselves through donors’ eyes
“I have difficulty warming up to receiving cold calls.” It’s been a couple of weeks since a reader posted this 9-word comment and I’ve yet… Read More »To see ourselves through donors’ eyes
Generosity in quotes: Henry van Dyke
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” Henry… Read More »Generosity in quotes: Henry van Dyke
The proof of a CEO search is in the post-selection “pudding”
Serving on a CEO/presidential search committee is a weighty assignment. Constituent hopes are high. Inquiring minds want to know. And employees wait impatiently for a… Read More »The proof of a CEO search is in the post-selection “pudding”
Get more done by doing less
Here’s a message to fundraisers who qualify as control freaks, self-appointed messiahs, and/or living without margin in their work lives. Run, don’t walk to the… Read More »Get more done by doing less
Generosity in quotes: Paul Gaffney
“Over time we all forget that service is what we human beings are meant to do. We forget Jesus’ charge to love our neighbor as… Read More »Generosity in quotes: Paul Gaffney
Punching up your fundraising program
The description of a small but feisty nonprofit as “punching above its weight,” caught my attention. Not that I’m a fan of boxing metaphors (or boxing,… Read More »Punching up your fundraising program
If I had a rich board, deedle, deedle, dum
Should you get big names and deep pockets on your board? This question from a LinkedIn discussion group left me scratching my head. What’s the alternative — a… Read More »If I had a rich board, deedle, deedle, dum
Generosity in quotes: John Fea
“The events of September 11th have taught me that men and women act heroically when they do what they are called to do. . .… Read More »Generosity in quotes: John Fea
When selecting a leader, be careful for what you wish.
Leadership is on my mind a lot these days, probably because I’ve missed the submission deadline for a chapter I’ve been asked to write on… Read More »When selecting a leader, be careful for what you wish.
Every fundraiser needs a John the Baptist
The doorway by which I found my way into fundraising was marked “public relations.” More years ago than I like to admit, I was the… Read More »Every fundraiser needs a John the Baptist