A generation ago, coaches were primarily reserved for athletes. Today, they're still valued for teaching the technical skills of any number of sports, strength training, endurance, focus, and so much more. If you want to be a professional athlete or go to the Olympics, you need multiple coaches. Now coaching is becoming mainstream for all … [Read more...]
Diversity Matters in Nonprofit Hiring: Interview with Kishshana Palmer
You know you should hire a diverse group of people, but you may not be sure how or why. In this interview with Kishshana Palmer, CEO of Kishshana and Co., you'll learn how nonprofit policies and procedures impact your workplace. The full interview transcript (with minor edits for clarity) appears below. Diversity, Race and Hiring … [Read more...]
How the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Affects Us in the Nonprofit Sector
This Halloween is one of the scariest Halloweens many of us have lived through. Unfortunately, the reason has nothing to do with Halloween and everything to do with real life terror. Pipe bombs sent to more than a dozen high profile critics of the president, followed up just a few days later by another mass shooting -- this one at a … [Read more...]
Foolproof Way to Make a Compelling Case that Keeps Your Donors Giving
One of the challenges you may face when attempting to raise major gifts is struggling to “convince” donors to give. In reality, you shouldn’t have to convince them at all... they should want to give! So how can you create a compelling case for support? You do so by writing a compelling case for support, which focuses on benefits, not … [Read more...]
Raising Major Gifts with a Culture of Philanthropy: Interview with Susan Holt
From the AFP International Conference on Fundraising in New Orleans earlier this year, Susan Holt, President of Vision Philanthropy Group, talks about creating a culture of philanthropy that reinforces raising major gifts. The full interview transcript (with minor edits for clarity) appears below. Looking at Your Own … [Read more...]
What’s Your Nonprofit Leadership Style? Interview with Marc Pitman
I had the opportunity to interview Marc Pitman, CEO of Concord Leadership Group to discuss nonprofit leadership styles and what they could mean to you and your organization. What type of nonprofit leader are you? Watch this interview to learn the four different types of leadership, and how they impact fundraising and the future of … [Read more...]
Take the Fundraising Fitness Test: Interview with Jim Greenfield
In this interview, fundraising legend Jim Greenfield talks about the importance of the Fundraising Fitness Test and explains how you can take this free test and have your donor data analyzed. The full interview transcript (with minor edits for clarity) appears below. What is the Fundraising Effectiveness Project? AE: Hi. … [Read more...]
Asking for Donations with Ease – Part 4: You Can Do It! Here’s How…
Asking for Donations with Ease is a 4-part series that will help you overcome your fear of asking and gain so much confidence that asking will become second nature. In part three of this series, I explained why using a system for asking is so effective. In this post, you'll discover how you can apply this new Power Asking system to your own … [Read more...]
Asking for Donations with Ease – Part 3: A System that Works
Asking for Donations with Ease is a 4-part series that will help you overcome your fear of asking and gain so much confidence that asking will become rudimentary. In part two of this series, we compared the fear of asking to your initial fear of learning to drive. Today, driving a vehicle is practically effortless. Some of us even multitask … [Read more...]
Asking for Donations with Ease – Part 2: The Key to Crushing Your Fear
Asking for Donations with Ease is a 4-part series that will help you overcome your fear of asking and gain so much confidence that asking will become second nature. In part one, you learned about the seven deadly fears of asking and you were reminded about another fear you had that was just as daunting when you were younger -- learning to … [Read more...]
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