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Nonprofit Leaders: Focus on Relational Fundraising Strategies
Nonprofit Leaders: If your Development Committee spends their entire meeting brainstorming about social media or how to hit your 5K goal, you have a bigger problem than you think. How so?
Nonprofit Fundraising and Major Donors
I had an Ah-ha moment the other day. I had this realization that many Board Members (and fundraisers) don’t actually know WHO a major donor is.
What I mean is….Too often I hear “I don’t know any major donors.”
First off, this isn’t true. We all do. I promise you.
Guest Spot on Elevate Your Event Podcast
I was recently on the Elevate Your Event podcast, hosted by Jeff Porter and Inga Veiss of Handbid. It was a fun conversation!
We took a deep dive into game-changing strategies like diversifying revenue streams, building authentic relationships with major donors, and evolving board roles to drive sustainable growth.
Nonprofit Fundraising Is Fairly Practical (if we let it be!)
Does your Board Member believe your organization's mission is worthy of THEIR network giving a donation to….WITHOUT getting prizes, gimmicks, or gifts in return? Really?
No auction items. No chicken dinner. No wine pull. No casino night?
Here’s how I can tell they’re not convinced….(real issues with real clients right now)
Cultivating and Captivating Next-Gen Board Members
Is your organization facing the “silver tsunami”? That’s a phrase relayed by Julia C. Patrick, Founder and CEO of American Nonprofit Academy and host of The Nonprofit Show—and something we talked about extensively on a recent episode of my podcast, Business Behind Fundraising. You can listen to that episode here.
So, what does silver tsunami mean, exactly?
Nonprofit Leaders: What is the average age of your board?
What’s the average age of your board? (And why does that even matter?)
In my recent conversation on my podcast with Julia C. Patrick, we really dug into the issue of the increasing number of board members stepping down (or, unfortunately, passing away).
Who will be there to replace them? Certainly not cohorts of the same age, or at least not enough of them.
Your Nonprofit Staff Needs to Lead Your Board
I feel like I can be direct with you. Hosting a Fundraising Workshop for your Board won't create magic.
Do I require a Board Workshop within all my contracts? Yes.
Do I want your Board to understand their role in resourcing your organization? Yes.
Will a workshop be the one thing that changes your board? Helps them ‘get it’? No.
Why?
NEW NONPROFIT RESOURCE: BUILD A BETTER BOARD MEMBER
I’m launching a new RESOURCE!
It's a GUIDE I call BUILD A BETTER BOARD MEMBER [ 3 overlooked characteristics that make or break your board's success ]
Invest Deeply in Your Nonprofit Team, Then Your Board Will Follow
I’m going to give you two pieces of advice that might sound contradictory.
ONE: All board members need training to understand their role in fundraising (especially pipeline work).
TWO: Nonprofit fundraising staff shouldn’t wait for their board when it comes to fundraising. Go build your pipeline.
See, those feel contradictory. But, both are true at the same time.
FORBES Nonprofit Council // Maximizing Impact: Why It’s Time To Rethink The Board Give/Get Model
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 “Maximizing Impact: Why It's Time To Rethink The Board Give/Get Model”.
The Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Your Nonprofit Board—with Mary Hiland
I got so much positive feedback on this interview with Mary Hiland back in February that I want to make sure you saw this episode!
I asked Mary a handful of the board related questions I always hear from the leaders I work with! The first one…Is it the board's responsibility to fundraise?
Do Your Nonprofit Events Need to Be Fun?
I've started 2024 with an incredible list of clients I’m already inspired by! We are in the thick of things as they prepare to shift out of transactional fundraising and into attracting investment-level donors.
On multiple occasions these last few weeks, I’ve heard something like this:
“My board member wants to throw a fundraising event but they want it to be FUN for their networks they’re inviting.”
Nonprofit CEOs: Have you ever had a board member ask to be compensated?
Nonprofit CEOs: Have you ever had a board member ask to be compensated?
This is a question one of my clients was asked recently. So, in my podcast I answered this question by going straight to the expert to provide some clarity: Mary Hiland, Founder and President of Hiland Consulting.