Reasons Non-Profits Fail #2: Money is Valued over Relationship
I’ve had some pretty serious struggles with money in my life – wanting it, being controlled by it, and letting it blur my values and judgment. I will never forget the time I held on to money so tightly that I lost a relationship over it. I am too ashamed...Reasons Non-Profits Fail #1: Program Becomes More Important than People
Have you ever had the experience of sitting in a room with the program, finance or even fundraising people of a non-profit and, after all the chatter died away, realized that there was something missing from the conversation? The missing thing was a focus on the...Six New Year’s Resolutions that will Change Your Life — #2 Love your work!
Do what you love. When you love your work, you become the best worker in the world. – Uri Geller I lied to you. In my last post I said that serving your donors should be your #1 resolution. That was a big fat lie. No, the most important resolution for 2012...The Five Steps of Proposal Writing – Step #5: Do The Ask
The call came in around 10:30 that morning. The MGO could barely contain herself. And I could hardly understand what she was saying. The call was electric – and for good reason. “I can’t believe it!” she said. And then she told the story about meeting with...The Five Steps of Proposal Writing – Step #3: Match The Donor To A Program
“I have 150 donors on my caseload, Richard,” said the frustrated and impatient MGO. “Do you really expect me to go through every single one and find a match of their interest and our program?” Yep. That’s right. Every single one. “But they really don’t have a...TOP RATED PODCAST
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