Fundraising
Another Leaky Pipe? The Effective Fundraiser, Part 2
I was sitting with a friend of mine, and he told me about a startling experience of his. He’d been asked to…
Got Leaky Pipes? The Effective Fundraiser, Part 1
I remember when I first started in the donor advised fund world. One of our earliest funds was opened by a sharp,…
Key Adjustments Every Nonprofit Can Make Moving Into 2021
There’s still plenty of uncertainty over how 2021 will shape up. How should the wise nonprofit leader adjust to shifting conditions?
Digital Fundraising and the Pandemic—6 Lessons
It’s quite possible that the pandemic has dramatically accelerated the digital fundraising space by 3-4 years.
Election Season, Politics and Charitable Giving
Did you know that people’s political affiliation is linked to charitable giving habits? Not too long ago I read “What Election Season…
A Brief History of Nonprofit Fundraising in the U.S.
In the United States, we accept the current state of the nonprofit fundraising world—lots of nonprofit organizations and lots of fundraising requests….
The Science of Generosity
An April 2015 Chronicle of Philanthropy cited a growing field related to a “growing cadre of behavioral economists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, psychologists…” etc…
Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile Fundraising
Oldsmobile fundraising. Let’s coin the term. Oldsmobile learned the hard way. They kept building the same old car, kinda clunky, big, velour…
Understanding the Big Why of Giving
Not long ago, I sat in a ministry presentation. The ministry was clearly trying to win the crowd to gather support for…
3 Ideas to Think Outside the Fundraising Box
Have you noticed that the stock market has been topsy turvy? Well, investors have noticed as well, and are accordingly turning to…