by Ephraim | Jul 17, 2022 | leadership, salaries
I’m going to share with you something that might not seem to match the work that I do for a living. But here goes: When nonprofit pros come to me to discuss whether to stay in the sector or leave, oftentimes I tell them to move to the for-profit sector and then donate...
by Ephraim | Jul 3, 2022 | fundraising, leadership, nonprofit
Man plans, God laughs. We’ve all heard that before. Heck, sometimes we feel that’s how our lives have been going. But I recently experienced it and came to the realization that our organizations need to change how they operate. Stuck In Minny I’m sure you’ve read...
by Ephraim | Jun 27, 2022 | communications, strategy
With Friday’s SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, many nonprofits were left wondering if they should issue some kind of statement, tweet or post something online. This is NOT an easy issue but I want to try and tackle it. This post won’t necessarily offer...
by Ephraim | Jun 13, 2022 | communications, fundraising, nonprofit
A guest post by Mary Cahalane If I could change one thing in our sector, I would focus on better communication with our supporters. This means communicating consistently. Communicating with purpose. And communicating like a human. I’ll say more about each. But first,...
by Ephraim | Apr 5, 2022 | donors, nonprofit, strategy
A guest post by Jess Birken Around the nonprofit sector, you run into phrases like this everywhere: “Of every dollar donated, 99 cents goes DIRECTLY TO saving the snails!” Or, even worse, you’ll see a pie chart like this cropping up on nonprofit...
