When the calendar signals the beginning of autumn and the weather starts to get a little cooler I start to think about changing out my closets. Time to put away the summer skirts and strappy sandals and bring out the sweaters and pants.

In the last 45 days, I have seen both the rise and fall of the desk at my house. Let’s start with the fall.

A comprehensive fundraising campaign is not a new idea and coordinates multiple campaigns into one. This type of campaign is more strategic than a typical capital campaign.

Twelve months. Fifty-two weeks. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. 31,536,000 seconds. No matter which measurement instrument you count with, that's a lot of time in one calendar year! The question is, what are you doing with it?

Unless you are living under a rock, you are probably familiar with the ice bucket challenges that have been popping up all over the Internet in support of ALS.

Change is always in the air at this time of year, but I have been feeling there is much more of it as we look forward to the fall of 2014 than ever before in my life.

At a nonprofit technology conference I attended at the beginning of the summer there was a lot of hallway buzz about donor management systems. Everyone wanted to learn more about free or inexpensive software.

Whether recruiting new board members or keeping current board members engaged, adhering to 5 Must Do’s will ensure an effective board:

As I have recently come back from vacation with my family and am working to dig out, I have been pondering the question: Is vacation a blessing or a curse? I have decided that it is what you make it.