The Confusion Around Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Functions

The Confusion Around Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Functions

It’s budget time. And the debates begin. How much budget to allocate for fundraising? How much for communications? How much for marketing? And those debates migrate to who owns each of the functions. One non-profit leader believes that it all belongs together, and...
No Pipeline, No Future: How Does the Donor Pipeline Fit Into Your Organizational Structure?

No Pipeline, No Future: How Does the Donor Pipeline Fit Into Your Organizational Structure?

It’s always amazing to Jeff and me how the donor pipeline, as a strategic element of fundraising, is either ignored or mismanaged in most non-profits. The reason we know this is that we cannot see the pipeline in the organization structure of the non-profit. Here’s...
Is Your Organizational Structure Hurting Your Donor Pipeline?

Is Your Organizational Structure Hurting Your Donor Pipeline?

I think it’s crazy how often non-profit leaders create an organizational structure that’s counterproductive to their organization’s purpose and productivity. This happens when an authority figure designs a structure based on personal opinion, personal desires, and...