5 signs you don’t love your major donors

Steve Thomas | July 12, 2010

“Love” is a funny word to connect with major donors. And most nonprofits and executive directors will say they love [...]

lady gaga, prince and nonprofits

Steve Thomas | July 9, 2010

So it’s finally time to do the last in the infamous Lady Gaga series. First we looked at Lady Gaga [...]

more on text-to-give

Steve Thomas | May 3, 2010

Over the weekend the Oneicity “backchannel” was full of conversation about text giving and an ad campaign in Austin, Texas. [...]

direct mail: the most expensive ever

Steve Thomas | April 18, 2010

This is a tricky post to write. I don’t want it to sound snarky or critical. I’ll trust you to [...]

what your donors want: authenticity

Steve Thomas | April 14, 2010

Forget fake. Get rid of the pontifications. Skip the corporate-speak. Ditch everything that isn’t real. If you aren’t thinking about [...]

leadership: another unbook group

Steve Thomas | April 9, 2010

A few weeks ago we leaped off a cliff and held our first ever book group via webinar. Seth Godin’s [...]

Easter: weaving and living

Steve Thomas | April 2, 2010

I’m fascinated by Persian rugs. Maybe they’re called Oriental rugs. Whatever they’re called, you know the kind. They make [...]

npo leadership: one key to success

Steve Thomas | March 29, 2010

Here are two seemingly unrelated facts that if you can manage to tie together, you’ll immediately improve the way your [...]