August 3, 2015
Did You Give Up on that Income Opportunity Too Soon?

“We already thought of that. It doesn’t work here.” “We have a parking lot and there is a parking shortage in the area,” Catherine shared.[…]

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July 14, 2015
Should Business Contributors Be Concerned About a Nonprofit’s Overhead?

No. Fellow consultant Julie Mikuska declares nonprofits that succeed in obtaining low overhead, “winners in the race to the bottom.” While still popular in the[…]

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July 1, 2015
How to “Frolic” Your Way to More Donations

Do you want more donations to operate your nonprofit? Too often, individual fundraising becomes the task of the few. Alone or together, the development director[…]

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June 5, 2015
Should You Ask Staff to Make a Cash Gift?

Your staff does so much. They work extra hours. They apply their talents, and you want to do more to recognize their efforts. Asking for[…]

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May 6, 2015
What Are Your Donor’s Thinking? Find Out

On the sidewalk by the busy highway, a scruffy man squatted. He was loading beer cans into a plastic grocery sack. After he loaded three,[…]

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March 24, 2015
7 Income Errors that Cost Big Bucks

A pie chart illustrated how the nonprofit sector earns cash on the overhead screen. Seventy people guessed which income source represented the largest slice. CEOs,[…]

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March 19, 2015
Donor Stewardship: 4 Ways to Deal With Donor Advice

“Of course, it would be better if all our donors were deceased,” said Jim, an executive director, only partially joking about donor stewardship work. Do[…]

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March 3, 2015
How to Harness Passion to Fuel Your Nonprofit

What are the and opportunities of working with passionate people? This article looks at nonprofit work and the pluses and minuses of working with people[…]

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January 20, 2015
Are You Only Asking for Old Socks and Underwear?

The Goodwill CEO concluded his talk with a plea for donations: “We need your old socks and underwear.” Unfortunately, when many of us ask for[…]

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January 15, 2015
The Key to Abundant Income: Where Mission & Community Meet

You care about your mission—deeply. Look around you. You see the passion of others. You hear it in the comments of staff, board members, and volunteers. Yet, funding your mission continues to challenge you.

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