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“What another meeting? Are you sure I have to attend????” Does this sound like you? Or maybe this is something you hear when you’re trying to schedule meetings. Let these words be a...
Who benefits from the nonprofit sector? Is it the poor, the hungry, the sick, the disenfranchised? Yes. And it is the wealthy, healthy, and wise! Along with government agencies, healthcare...
The development committee of your board is like the fire department. They should always be ready to fundraise. They should be planning for the next campaign, cultivating new donors, and...
As you begin your board service, define what you want to achieve by the time you leave.
Whether you are a new or established board member we suggest you take the time to define for...
A special column for executive directors and college presidents
“I guess I’ll have to do it myself. I can’t depend on anyone. People say they want to help,...
A special column for emerging nonprofits and those who are “struggling”
What do you do if you are a nonprofit board chair or executive director, and you know in your heart-of-hearts that...
This week we had the opportunity to participate in a workshop called A Framework for Understanding Socio-Economic Differences facilitated by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. The event was hosted by...
If you have worked with a nonprofit you may have experience getting lost in what we call the “fundraising priority maze.” Here’s what it looks like.
You know you need to...
Fundraising successes don’t come overnight. They are built over time. It is the many “small” actions that build on each other and yield funding and resources.
With this column we...
Part three of a three part series
What if you could get eight more hours out of the day? What if you could “clone” yourself five times over? These are unspoken dreams of many a...
Part two of a three part series
Sometimes volunteers within a nonprofit don’t measure up. That’s not unusual. It’s part of life. For all of us, there are times...
Let’s Buy Black 365’s Gives Committed Black-owned Business a $1 Million Stimulus to Boost the Black Economy.
January 15, 2018 – Washington, DC – Let’s Buy Black 365, known for its Black...
Volunteers play a key role in the life of nonprofits. They serve as board members, provide services and advocacy, and they donate their professional services. In the area of fundraising, the...
When it comes to raising money, you can encounter objections. Some of them start with your own team! People may want to know how and why the fundraising goal was set, what the funds will...
Summertime in New England. Its a notion writers have been pondering since Fredrick Douglas traveled to the island of Nantucket on August 11, 1841. There, at age 23, Douglas gave his first public...
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