Jim Ryun said, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Given that Jim is a former Olympian, he is likely less vulnerable than the rest of us to starting a resolution [...]
What a year 2020 has been. To call it difficult would be an understatement. But I think it’s important to reflect on one of the most hopeful things I’ve seen this year: you. Philanthropy [...]
The philanthropic landscape is evolving — and tightening. According to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, our nation has seen “continued attrition in the percent of households who [...]
Major gift officers: how are your donor relationships going? When fundraisers across the country were suddenly sent back to their homes to work and realized they couldn’t visit with donors, it [...]
Many organizations I speak to are struggling to effectively engage and qualify new prospects. At the same time, those who know and believe in our cause are often looking to help however they can, [...]
Every article, podcast and blog is saying the same thing: we need to practice self care. We need to take time to do things we enjoy, find ways to be active, be kind to ourselves, have realistic [...]
In our last three blogs, we talked about fundraising during a pandemic. Now we are seeing an incredible societal shift: many in our nation are waking up to the issue of systemic racism for first [...]
Things are difficult right now in countless ways — for us as individuals, and for countless organizations. But in the midst of COVID-19, there are bright spots: neighbors are checking in on [...]
For the most part, major gift fundraising has looked the same for decades: lunches, meetings, tours, introductions to those served by a nonprofit, introductions to executives, etc. Often, when we [...]
To say that this has been a challenging few weeks would be an understatement. As things change by the hour, we are having to make evolving personal and professional decisions. The “normal” life [...]