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...
Nonprofits: Understand Your Customer
I posted the following statement on LinkedIn and it got a TON of feedback. A lot of that feedback was negative, with people telling me that my idea was entirely...
Use failure to create future successes
I once sent 60,000 pieces of one nonprofit's direct mail to another nonprofit's audience by mistake. As the head of annual gift fundraising at a children's hospital I was an...
The Role of Nonprofit Boards
Hey Nonprofit Board Members: Your job is to set policy, help advance the mission of the organization through personal advocacy, volunteerism, supporting fundraising by giving and/or using your influence, and...
Be sure to put your mask on before assisting others
This is NOT a post about the COVID-19 pandemic or government mask mandates. I promise.This is a post, however, about leadership. And the need for leaders to care for themselves...
HELP WANTED: A National Study of Staffing Challenges in Nonprofit Fundraising
If you've worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 10 minutes, you know just how incredibly difficult it is to find and keep great people. The staffing challenges in...
Philanthropy and Leadership with Franklin Guerrero
Franklin Guerrero is Vice President of Major Gifts at AARP, and is a highly accomplished fundraiser and leader in the nonprofit sector. He and I recently sat down for a...
Nonprofits in trouble: One-third of organizations may not survive pandemic, recession, with Bob McCartney
On August 3rd, 2020, Bob McCartney authored the article, Nonprofits in trouble: One-third of organizations may not survive pandemic, recession for The Washington Post. This article is a sobering assessment of...
Leading for Philanthropic Impact with Betsy Taylor
We recently sat down with our good friend Betsy Taylor, President of Accordant Philanthropy and author of Healthcare Philanthropy: Advance Charitable Giving to Your Organization's Mission, for a conversation about...
Nonprofit Leadership Lessons with Stacey Girdner
In our most recent podcast episode, Roy and I got to interview our good friend and leadership mentor, Stacey Girdner. Stacey is the Founder and Managing Partner of The PRAXIS Group,...