Fundraisers – and fundraising – need to be funded. The pandemic has caused an interesting shake-up: many employers are struggling to find or keep employees. Meanwhile, the nonprofit sector has an unfortunate history of paying poorly – that matches up to a history of short stays for employees. (It always seems like the person who […]
You’re not too small to have a big year-end campaign
Year-end? Yes. I know it’s summer as I write. But it’s not too early to think about how you’ll make the most of your year-end campaign this year. Whatever your organization’s fiscal year is, the time from late November to the end of the calendar year is still year-end to your donors. And if you […]
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Do you need a mentor?
Have you ever wished you had a mentor? Someone you could turn to for advice? I recently met Jeff Fonda of Athari Group and our conversation inspired the following piece. Athari Group is an accelerator for idea-stage nonprofits. The program is free, and participants have the opportunity to gain up to $5,000 in seed funding. […]
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You’re not really out of toilet paper – why scarcity hurts
Lately, my mind keeps bouncing back to the idea of scarcity. We’re in the middle of a pandemic and suddenly scouring the stores for toilet paper. Something happens to a person when they start panicking about toilet paper. But it’s also something the nonprofit sector battles – or doesn’t – every day. Financial scarcity Especially […]
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What your fundraisers are saying that you need to hear
Why is turnover such a big problem? I recently had the chance to present a webinar with Zach Shefska of Market Smart. We covered the results of a poll, conducted by Harris Polls for The Chronicle of Philanthropy and AFP. We covered why fundraisers leave, what it costs to lose a good fundraiser, sometimes surprising […]
