Beyond the Transaction: Fundraising and the Relationship Economy
In a relationship economy, an annual donor means just as much as a corporate funder because the focus is on human connection, which is the key to a community-centered and donor-driven fundraising strategy.
Following a successful career in banking, Armstrong McGuire’s Director of Interim Management Services Kathy Ridge ventured into a second career in nonprofit leadership.
“I’ve never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try.”
November 5, 2024
I was working at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina when an email from HR was sent around to managers offering free coaching sessions through the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Pro Bono Coaching Program.
At the time of this writing, I, like countless others across the state, have been trying to make sense of the devastation left by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.