Just as the weather here in the northeastern U.S. is cooling down, my travel schedule is heating up. I have a wonderful mix of consulting… Read More »Have assignments, will travel . . . perhaps to a city near you
Earlier this year, I took the first crack at bringing together into a single document the best of two decades of In Trust wisdom on… Read More »Essentials of good faith governance
It started with a post from Oneicity. Blogger Steve Thomas claims that major donors stop giving not because they’re mad, but because we don’t give… Read More »Forget the stuff, give ‘em information
It’s been a long while since I’ve met a nonprofit leader – CEO, board member, development officer, take your choice – who’s completely satisfied with… Read More »Trading up to a new funding model
“In the Lowcountry of South Carolina, there is an old Gullah term for early morning: dayclean, as in “Child, you’ve got to go to bed… Read More »Generosity in quotes
CEO evaluation in the hands of a well-meaning, but inexperienced, board is a fearsome thing. The nonprofit landscape – including territories occupied by faith-based organizations… Read More »Evaluator, do no harm
“I couldn’t do what you do, but I’m glad you’re willing to do it.” If I had a penny (okay, make that a dollar) for… Read More »And you thought fundraisers just raised funds
“A wag once observed, ‘The trouble with living sacrifices is that they keep trying to crawl off the alter.’ Whether or not Paul intended to… Read More »Generosity in quotes
Excuse the self congratulations, but when I launched Generous Matters back on March 3, I wasn’t sure I would keep it up. Now here I… Read More »Happy six month anniversary to Generous Matters
Or more precisely, Google has said no to organizations that serve in God’s name. So reports the Nonprofit Newswire today and Christianity Today a few… Read More »Google says no to God