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May 29, 2014

Donor Letters: What Errors Have You Seen?

A friend notified a well-recognized national nonprofit that he was leaving a gift to them in his will. Within two week a packet of material[…]

May 2, 2014

3 Ways to Improve Staff Trust in Your Nonprofit

A friend was having trouble with his boss. “We don’t connect. I don’t know why. I guess we just see things differently.” “Do you trust[…]

April 18, 2014

What If It’s Actually Good To Be Grant Dependent?

You’ve always heard that it’s bad to be grant dependent. What if being grant dependent was a healthy stage of nonprofit development? Like learning to[…]

April 15, 2014

Time Management Jeopardy for $1,000: Get More Done

Nonprofits for $1,000 Answer: The greatest impediments that nonprofits face in growing their income and improving results. Question: What are time constraints? Are nonprofit leaders[…]

April 3, 2014

What No-brainer Opportunities Can You Offer to Your Top Donors?

I visited the offices of a community foundation last month, I was ushered into a small, lovely meeting room overlooking the city’s most famous avenue. […]

March 20, 2014

Do You Know Your 7 Income Options?

To obtain funds, nonprofits have the following options. Find customers to buy your mission services and products. Create relationships with government entities to buy your[…]

March 17, 2014

Proven Income Practices: Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary

Thank you for sharing our success for 20 years! Over the past two decades, I’ve helped over 1,000 organizations to grow their incomes by multiple[…]

March 13, 2014

Don’t Hire the Development Miracle Worker

The board chair of volunteer-based nonprofit calls. She wants my help to obtain income to hire their first staff member. This new employee will run[…]

March 7, 2014

Must Your Board Have Affluence and Influence?

Last month, I served on a panel with Terrie Temkin and Brian Foss, moderated by Ellen Bristol. We discussed the book we all contributed to[…]

February 27, 2014

Why Does Having the Right Strategy Matter?

The other day, after a struggle, I developed a new strategy. A friend commented on how excited I was– on “the lightness in my being,”[…]

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