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How to Ensure Alignment and Trust With Grantmakers
By Drew Payne of UpMetrics
Strong relationships between grantees and funders are critical to mission-driven work. Learn how to strengthen nonprofit and grantmaker alignment in this guide.
You Must Learn How to Run Your Nonprofit in a Way That Attracts Investment-Level Donors
I was speaking on a panel and a leader sent me this private message. I didn’t get a chance to answer him so I thought I’d do that here.
For context, we were discussing nonprofit’s need for greater amounts of general-operating income . . .
Nonprofit CEOs come to me when they are feeling pain or pride . . .
Nonprofit CEOs come to me when they're feeling PAIN or feeling a sense of PRIDE—here's what I mean . . .
4 Best Practices for Nonprofit Year-End Financial Management
By Jon Osterburg of Jitasa
During the busy year-end season, it’s especially important for nonprofit fundraising and financial management to work together. Get started with these tips.
Nonprofit Leaders: You Must Fix The Root Problem Within Your Funding Model
If you lost ONE funder or grant and then couldn’t . . .
Is your Nonprofit Team fearful of how they’ll grow revenue?
An incredible Executive Director recently said to me, “My team is fearful about how we’ll grow our revenue.”
Honestly, I felt it too. They were paralyzed.
FORBES Nonprofit Council // Relational Fundraising Isn’t Radical; It’s Just Practical Fundraising That Works
As you know, I'm an Official Member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council! You can see ALL my articles here.
This month's NEW article is called: Relational Fundraising Isn’t Radical; It’s Just Practical Fundraising That Works
Nonprofit Leaders: Fundraising that fully funds your entire organization every year is slower, thoughtful, and not rushed . . .
Nonprofit CEOs: My client called me the other day to tell me he had grown a $1K gift to a $5K gift using the strategy tools we’d created together. I celebrated big time.
The reason?
There’s a Better Way of Nonprofit Fundraising
The other day I saw an article come across my feed about how to find more golfers for your organization’s golf outing…
About 5 things came to mind at once! 🤯 Those 5?…
Guest on Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership Podcast: Unlock the Unrestricted Gifts You Deserve
This month I have the privilege of being on Dr. Patton McDowell's podcast, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership!
Feeling Held Back? 4 Common Planned Giving Fears Debunked
By Patrick Schmitt of FreeWill
Planned giving is a transformative type of fundraising for nonprofits, as it fuels long-term growth and deepens supporter relationships. It can also be uncomfortable for newcomers.
Nonprofit Leaders: Stop focusing on the things that are outside your control . . .
[In most meetings these days] . . . But, people aren’t going to give as much this year because of the economy!
I don’t buy this mentality. Why?
Are your nonprofit’s board members standing in the way of growth?
I’m sorry to say that too often I witness THIS sad occurrence in this nonprofit sector of ours...
That thing I witness?