how’d it work out?

| February 22, 2012

Recently, Seth Godin had one of his usual “poke in the eye” blog posts. I love how he does such [...]

did your online giving grow in 2011?

| February 20, 2012

The juggernaut Blackbaud recently released their report on online giving in 2011. Surprisingly they do a good job of not [...]

follow up on events to maximize your impact

| October 17, 2011

Your big fundraising event is over. Whew. You’ve done a great job with everything…including a dash of social media to [...]

nonprofit win: maps and cupcakes

| October 2, 2011

When I was the client, the strategy guys doing what I do now used to make fun of how many [...]

don’t forget to add this to your next donor event

| September 25, 2011

It’s the time of year for your annual breakfast or banquet or gala or fashion show or dogwash. It’s not [...]

post wisely on facebook or lose your friends

| September 22, 2011

We just finished a delightful time teaching and sharing with a razor-sharp group of pros at the CLA’s Leadership Academy. [...]

nonprofits and QR codes

| September 18, 2011

You’ve seen ‘em, they look like the unattractive love-child of a bar code and a bit-mapped maze—QR Codes. The QR [...]

save the postage

| September 14, 2011

We have a wonderful library here on the island. It’s part of a larger library syndicate system or something. I’m [...]