Some "Do's" and "Don'ts" When Making An Ask

When I first started my fundraising career, I was given a laminated card the size of a business card and on it was listed all of the questions a prospective donor should be asked in a cultivation meeting. It was very handy and fit right in my wallet.

Top Ten Trick List for Fundraising Treats

In Defense of the Desk

A few weeks ago, my colleague Shannon Williams wrote an interesting blog post called “The Rise and Fall of the Desk.’ In it, she observed that today’s workplace is different from that of even ten years ago.

Intentional Strategy vs. Nonprofit Status Quo

We are in the self-proclaimed information age. At almost any given moment, we have a world of knowledge available at our finger-tips. Some might call it information overload.