February 21, 2013
Increase Your Visibility with Public Displays of Affection

Increase Your Visibility with Public Displays of Affection Show the World What You Got Imagine your mission front and center in your area’s premier retirement[…]

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July 17, 2024
Is Your Nonprofit Strategic Plan a Keeper or a Tosser?

Does your nonprofit strategic plan pass the smell tests? That is, how can you tell if your nonprofit strategic plan works? If not, your plan[…]

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October 16, 2023
Nonprofit Strategy for Major Gifts: 3 Must-Have Elements

What do people say about your nonprofit when you’re not around? Do they think that you know where you are going and making inroads? Or[…]

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September 9, 2023
12 Ways to Enhance Your Board Member’s Experience

While we hope people will join our boards for the pure joy of giving, the decision to be on a board is more complicated. Most[…]

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September 5, 2023
I Was Wrong about Windfall & Unsolicited Major Gifts

For years, I attributed mega and unsolicited major gifts to luck. I told clients, “If you build your nonprofit’s quality, eventually you receive windfall gifts.[…]

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July 25, 2023
The Hidden Work of Nonprofit CEOs: The Essential Act That Drives Success

And, do you have what’s needed to get it done? At first glance, the most valuable work of a nonprofit CEO or executive director seems[…]

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March 15, 2017
The Joy of Undesignated Donations: Creating Diamond Donors

How to create diamond donors that give undesignated gifts to empower nonprofits to leverage funds and purchase necessary but unattractive products and services.

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May 10, 2016
SOS: Sponsorships on Steroids

I inaugurated SOS because I’ve noticed over my years in the profit and non-profit sectors that organizations with a coherent giving strategy improve business results[…]

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November 6, 2014
What Roadblocks Exist Between You and Your Donors?

There are two types of nonprofit income: earned and donated (and seven streams of income; see 7 Nonprofit Income Streams: Open the Floodgates to Sustainability!)[…]

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October 23, 2013
How Not to Be a Best-Kept Secret

If your nonprofit is a best-kept secret, here is some practical advice on how to change that starting now: Never repeat those words.  Instead, provide[…]

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