by Ephraim | Dec 17, 2019 | fundraising, nonprofit, storytelling
Sometimes, gross misrepresentation offends and hurts. But if it opens our eyes to how others might be viewing us… Just One Person’s Opinion? The nonprofit sector can get very defensive as a whole when outsiders attack it or call into question its practices. We’re...
by Ephraim | Dec 4, 2019 | communications, fundraising, nonprofit, storytelling
Giving Tuesday is thankfully over and we can move on to the deluge of GIVE US MONEY year end campaign emails which will fill our Inboxes for the next 4 weeks. I’m not a fan of Giving Tuesday for a whole host of reasons. One of those is the lack of effort...
by Ephraim | Oct 29, 2019 | fundraising, nonprofit
A couple of weeks ago I looked at a ridiculous nonprofit job listing. I got a lot of reaction to the post, mostly from people in the sector who are so used to it they simply 🙄 and then move on. Guess what? I came across another nonprofit job post from hell. This one...
by Ephraim | Jul 2, 2019 | fundraising, nonprofit
“How big is your list?” The question floored me. I was not expecting it. Do Unto Others Eight years ago I was being interviewed by a very well-known local charity to fill their vacant fundraising position. Before meetings, interviews and speaking engagements, I...
by Ephraim Gopin | Mar 25, 2019 | fundraising, nonprofit
“4 in 10 adults, if faced with an unexpected expense of $400, would not be able to cover it or would cover it by selling something or borrowing money.” From the Federal Reserve May 2018 “Report on the Well-being of U.S. Households in 2017” Many families live paycheck...
