A guest post by Diane H. Leonard, GPC, STSI The Ted Talk Dan Pallotta presented in March 2013, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” has been viewed more than 5 million times. Yet I don’t want to assume you’ve seen it. So a quick summary: Dan’s point...
The annual M+R Benchmarks Study is out and there’s plenty of great nonprofit data to dive into. Last week I looked at online fundraising data. This week I’ll be exploring email. Email Fundraising Data To Learn From Your supporters and target audience of prospective...
The truth is I became just another statistic. One Day Employed, The Next Not I am an experienced nonprofit executive and fundraiser who has worked for a few organizations over the last two decades. Like everyone else, I have had major successes and yes, some failures....
As a kid, my parents taught me never to look at what others have or don’t have. Be content with what you were given. Don’t be jealous when it appears that someone else has more. Make sure to have pity on those who have less. It was with this lesson in mind that I have...
