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February 18, 2016

Quick, name one huge benefit of giving back. Employee engagement. Engaged employees produce more, feel more positive about their work, learn, gain skills, and meet[…]

February 9, 2016

Give Up Busy this Season

“I don’t know about you, but we seem to keep getting busier and busier,”- a CEO expressing what many of us suspect. Our most universal[…]

February 3, 2016

Giving Back: Master It

“Ah, mastery… what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills… and then sees the light under[…]

February 3, 2016

Adults Say the Darndest Things

When I was small, Art Linkletter had an afternoon show on the TV when I arrived home from school. Perhaps you’ve seen clips of the[…]

January 11, 2016

8 Lessons From Nonprofit Bankruptcy

As I collected success stories for 7 Nonprofit Income Streams, I met an executive director recovering from near bankruptcy. The entity’s challenges have not become[…]

December 30, 2015

Make Money By Filling Your Businesses Dance Card

Philanthropic giving generally takes one of three directions. The “Fill Your Dance Card” option links giving back with growing revenue. You give, in part, to[…]

December 29, 2015

How Does Your Board Answer: How Shall We Raise Money?

Which of the following most closely matches the content of your board’s income discussions? Let’s have a garage sale. Let’s get a grant. Let’s find[…]

December 14, 2015

Save Money: Dance with the Ones Who Bought You

Left. Right. Straight Ahead. Corporate philanthropic giving usually takes one of three directions. The “Dance with the Ones Who Bought You” choice meshes giving back[…]

December 1, 2015

On Giving Tuesday & Every Day: It’s Not the Amount, It’s What Your Gift Does

Donors frequently tell me that philanthropic giving feels overwhelming. Overwhelmed comes from too many choices, too much need, and often our concern that we have[…]

November 30, 2015

Finding Your Golden Key to Income Sustainability

Early in my consulting work, I experienced a conundrum. In two different communities, leaders used totally divergent processes to divide a federal grant. In the[…]

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