If there's one person who "gets it" when it comes to the intersection of brand and fundraising, that's my friend Olga Woltman, Founder of Lemon Skies, and host of the...
Leaders: Guard Your Tongue
Leader: Guard your tongue. It might feel good to yell at someone once in a while. It might feel good to engage in gossip or to verbally take down that...
Leaders Must Learn Hard Lessons
A mentor of mine recently asked me, “What’s the hardest lesson you’ve had to learn in your career?” That question stopped me in my tracks. There are so many lessons...
Your Business Rules are Hurting Your Fundraising
https://youtu.be/2bfJx3F5IEc There are so many fantastic and talented fundraisers in our nonprofit sector. What frustrates so many of them is that organizations often have outdated budgeting processes and business rules...
The Key to Successful Nonprofit Leadership
https://youtu.be/L63BpAqJiQs All leadership comes down to one thing. Creating a culture that inspires, supports, and energizes your people to do great work. The leaders who are most successful in this...
Consistency is king
When I interview other leaders about what has made them successful in their careers and organizations, one response I regularly get is some variation of, “I just kept showing up.”...
How to build a THRIVING nonprofit culture
Culture has to be experienced. It can't just be talked about. Most nonprofit organizations can't compete for talent with their for-profit peers from a compensation standpoint. But they can absolutely compete...
Increasing Mission Impact
This episode of The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast is a little different, but no less insightful (I hope!).Instead of interviewing another leader in the nonprofit sector, I invited my friend Julie...
Farming and Fundraising
Over my 25-year fundraising career I've often heard it said, "fundraising is like farming -- you plant the seed, allow time to take hold, and then eventually reap the harvest."But...
Infusing B-School Thinking into Nonprofits
"If we believe so much in our missions and what we're trying to accomplish, we have a moral obligation to provide the time and space for our employees to get...