Measure Something Meaningful
I was recently at a fundraising conference and there was a session on benchmarking. The discussion evolved around measuring the effectiveness of each stream of revenue, how to do that right, whether or not that was even relevant, etc. There was no discussion on how to...
Beyond Fundraising Metrics: How Great Managers Get Results
In a recent blog post, I wrote about the renewed interest non-profits had to revert to old, action-based metrics in times of financial uncertainty. It’s like watching a poorly scripted re-run where the characters never learn their lesson. And boy did this spur a...
The Case for Fundraising Metrics That Actually Matter
Something that has been irritating me lately is that I’m hearing how non-profits, worried that 2023 was not as good financially, are going back to using old metrics to “manage” frontline fundraisers. It seems that we cannot learn from the past, so we have to continue...
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Recently, we were talking to a client about how to help their fundraisers stay on track. They know the general idea and direction they should be heading, but when it comes to the day-to-day question of “Where should I be spending my time?” there’s often confusion or a...TOP RATED PODCAST
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