QUICK SHOT: Become Change-Ready, Change-Capable, and Change-Driven for Success
“The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.” – Bob Iger, The Walt Disney Company I’m a perpetual student of success. Over the past several months,…
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QUICK SHOT: Inspire your donors to give again… and again
The pandemic has posed serious challenges for many nonprofits. At the same time, organizations whose core services align with coronavirus relief efforts have experienced an increase in support from both…
QUICK SHOT: A Donor’s Privacy Must Be Protected
Early last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case addressing the mandatory disclosure of donor giving information to state officials. Their ruling on donor disclosure laws may…
QUICK SHOT: Foundations can become Cause Champions too! Building relationships first is key to landing grants.
Years ago, my wife Kelly shared with me a new entrepreneurial calling – she wanted to open and operate her own beauty salon. After spending most of her professional career…
QUICK SHOT: 4 important tips for developing nonprofit teams
Years ago, I got to spend an evening with ZZ Top. Working for a promotions agency, I partnered with Warner Brothers Records and had the chance to hang with the…
QUICK SHOT: Get the facts on Donor Advised Funds in 2021!
In the summer of 2020, I directed our attention to bright spots in nonprofit fundraising that were taking place in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In conversations with…
