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.

I may not be the world's biggest Bob Dylan fan but I know good strategic thinking when I hear it.

Attending a class several years ago, the professor asked each of us how many fundraisers were in our respective nonprofit organizations. I was a one person shop at Duke Catholic Center at that time so I answered “one."

As my wife and kids will attest, I have an obsession with the television show Shark Tank (catch it Friday nights on ABC or reruns on Tuesdays on CNBC).

I learned a lot from my late journalism professor Chuck Stone.

As the newest Armstrong McGuire Senior Advisor I have been thinking about the most important message to carry with me as I step away from 26 years of soliciting donations to now advising nonprofits.