Starting From The End

Starting From The End

I don’t have Netflix. Or Hulu. Not Prime. Or Peacock. No Apple TV. Or… Before that paragraph goes on for twenty minutes, let’s keep it simple: I don’t pay for any streaming services. I also don’t have cable. After you pick up your jaw from the floor and wonder if I’m...
Man Plans, God Laughs

Man Plans, God Laughs

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...
Better Donor Communications

Better Donor Communications

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,...
Erase The Poverty Mindset

Erase The Poverty Mindset

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...
Overhead Isn’t A Four Letter Word

Overhead Isn’t A Four Letter Word

Trust from your donors. It’s earned, not a given. Building that trust helps ensure donors stay engaged and giving year after year. However, some of the tactics used to build that trust are problematic. Part of the problem lies in how nonprofits market themselves to...