Check out this Facebook Live I just did with Sarah Olivieri, the Founder and Owner of PivotGround. She and I got to talk about some of the biggest mistakes nonprofits make,...
Energizing a major gift program with Dan Balena
During last month's Citygate Network Conference, Shawn Saunders (Dickerson Bakker & Associates) and I got to sit down with Dan Balena of Atlanta Mission and talk about how he and the team at Atlanta...
Scaling your nonprofit to meet growing needs, with Carlos Baldovinos of The Mission at Kern County
Carlos Baldovinos leads The Mission at Kern County, serving those who are experiencing homeless in Bakersfield, CA and surrounding communities. I got the chance to interview Carlos at the Citygate Network 2019 conference earlier...
Innovation in Fundraising with Paul Spence of City Gospel Mission
I got the chance to sit down with my good friend and former client, Paul Spence, who is VP of Development at City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati. Paul was kind enough to visit...
Michael Rosen’s take on 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make
I'm so grateful to my friend Michael Rosen for reviewing 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them, and writing a great article in response to the book. Michael says...
Fundraising for the long haul
Most nonprofits I've ever encountered (I've worked with well over 500 now, of all shapes and sizes, and across multiple countries) have one thing in common. They are like the...
Mistake #10: Recruiting to Minimize Cost Instead of Maximizing Talent
Have you ever been in a conversation with a nonprofit executive and heard something like this? “We’re considering two candidates right now. One has all of the qualifications we’re looking for. She’d be a...
Fundraising as a vocation, with Dan Reed
Dan Reed is CEO at Seed Fundraisers, a unique training and consulting firm serving fundraisers of all skills and experience levels. In our conversation, Dan shares his passion for the vocation...
Mistake #79: Thinking You Belong at Your Desk All Day
In Mistake #79 from 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them, I tackle one of the most frustrating mistakes we see in major gift fundraising...Whenever I...
Mistake #51: Setting Arbitrary Fundraising Goals
This is Mistake #51 from my new #1 Best Seller on Amazon's Nonprofit Fundraising List, 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them. I hope it helps improve your...