Get Rid of KPIs and Manage!
The non-profit industrial complex is broken. Yes, Richard and I could write another book just on that one sentence. There are many reasons why it’s broken, but I’m not going to write a book-long blog here, so I’ll concentrate on one aspect of its brokenness: the...
Checklist for Hiring a Fundraising Consultant or Agency
It’s a new year. And you’ve decided you need some help. Maybe your strategies in mid, major, and planned giving did not work as well as you had hoped in 2022. Or maybe you have big goals for the new year. But as you survey your internal talent, you conclude that...
7 Wishes for Non-Profit Leaders in 2023
It’s a new year, which means new energy and new life… let’s encourage each other to keep moving forward so we’re always getting better and more enlightened about our work. What do you say? I’d love for you to start out 2023 with a renewed sense of hope about what you...
The Fish Stinks From the Head: Warning Signs of an Untrustworthy Non-Profit (Part 2 of 4)
This is Part 2 of a series on building trust: “No Trust, No Relationship, No Money.” “The fish stinks from the head.” This ancient proverb speaks to the role of leadership in creating a dysfunctional and untrustworthy organization. If the employee is not...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
