How has COVID-19 impacted Mid-level and Major Gift fundraising? Are Mid-level and Major donors shifting their giving priorities because of this crisis? Are they holding back on giving? If Mid-level...
A Stewardship Conversation with Karen Paul, CFRE
Stewardship and gratitude are such integral components of successful philanthropy efforts. In my mind, it all comes down to showing appreciation for the people who make our work in the...
Leadership Field Notes with Jaimie Trussell, CFRE
Jaimie Trussell, CFRE, is Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Adult & Teen Challenge USA. She recently sat down with me to talk candidly about nonprofit...
No Thank You
To thank or not to thank. That's the question of the day. I've been a fundraiser or a fundraising consultant for 20 years now, and this last week I found...
The CARES Act and Your Nonprofit, with Seth Perlman
Yesterday I sat down with Seth Perlman, Senior Partner at Perlman & Perlman LLP. Seth is one of the nation’s leading experts on nonprofit and philanthropic law, is an active...
High net worth donor trends with Lisa Wolf
We recently sat down with Lisa Wolf, Vice President of Consulting with Westfall Gold, and a contributor/editor at Giving USA. We love talking with Lisa and other members of the...
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...
101 Mistakes Nonprofits Make – Facebook Live with PivotGround
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,...
The Long Haul Fundraising Model with Aubrey Bergauer
In this new episode we talk with Aubrey Bergauer, Executive Director of California Symphony Orchestra, and creator of the Long Haul Model. Aubrey shares with us how she and her team applied the Long...
Stop looking for fundraising silver bullets
I recently had the chance to chat with my good friend Greg Warner on MarketSmart's Engagement Fundraising podcast. Greg and I share a similar point of view on fundraising and...