Featured, Fundraising, Goal Setting, Planning, success
I was talking to a Nonprofit Nation member recently. She was telling me how her nonprofit has just had a record year. She was amazed that it was in the middle of 2020, the year of COVID-19. She said that she felt things were just lining up for her organization....
Boards, Getting the right stuff done, Goal Setting, mentoring, Planning
Nonprofit leaders- Founders and new Executive Directors- find setting up, running a nonprofit, or fundraising daunting. They feel alone and overwhelmed. I know because I talk to nonprofit leaders often about their challenges- both in the organization and...
Fundraising, Getting the right stuff done, Goal Setting, Uncategorized
I remember working for a large nonprofit and wishing I had a few clones. I would fantasize about what I would give each clone to do and what I would get to work on. Those were the times when I was so busy that I felt out of control. I didn’t like that feeling. I...
Fundraising, Fundraising Plan, Getting Started, Goal Setting, Planning
“I can’t get people to donate! “says the nonprofit leader. “Who is your ideal Donor?” I ask. With a puzzled look, the nonprofit leader replied, “Everyone!” Another nonprofit leader wants to know how to get more donations. The problem...
Fundraising, Fundraising Plan, Goal Setting, Planning
“ A goal without a plan is just a wish.”- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Do you have goals? Maybe your goal is, we need funding. Your response, let’s raise money! You feel like you are on an endless loop. I worked with an executive director once that felt that way. To make...
Fundraising, Fundraising Plan, Getting Started, Goal Setting, Planning, success
“I have my 501 c 3! Now what?” the conversation began. It always begins that way. When a Founder has started a nonprofit but isn’t equipped to move forward, we walk through where they are and where they want to go. In my time walking through the question,...