Every year around this time, I usually hop on the phone to call clients, colleagues, and nonprofit leaders to give them horrible news:...

Whether you are a brand new start up nonprofit, or a large organization that has been around the block a time or two – hosting special...

This past weekend I was honored to host out regional American Advertising Awards, and as the emcee introducing and presenting damn near...

Happy “Can You Imagine What Our Nonprofit Could Do With the Money Spent on One Super Bowl Ad?” Watercooler Conversation Day! Since I’m a...

Time to scramble and get those gifts! The countdown is ON, and if you are as big of a procrastinator as I am, or you seem to look at the...

Another year, another Giving Tuesday! And clearly after the global Cyber Monday bonanza reaching nearly $9 billion in sales, its time for...

I’ve been involved in the nonprofit community as a leader and as a fundraisers for nearly 20 years. And in that time talking with other...

Did you know that you can throw an event for your nonprofit that has NOTHING to do with asking for money…but everything to do with...

Happy Board Freak Out Month! Sure, there are plenty of other causes that celebrate awareness and are lifted up by gubernatorial or...

“Fundraising is hard. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” That’s one of my favorite paraphrased movie quotes from The...

Listen. I hate to be the one to remind you – but there are 121 days left in the 2022. 4 months. I’m not sure the musical RENT had a song...

As a nonprofit leader – we have to “People” all the time. Like, all the time. And it’s exhausting. Smiling on the phone while you talk...

Growing a small nonprofit is hard. Growing a small business is hard. Turns out, the frameworks for process, clarity of messaging,...

As someone who has spent nearly 20 years curating and running fundraising events, I still wake up every now-and-then in a cold sweat...

We celebrate our 200th Podcast Episode today! Here are the Top 5 Things I've Learned from interviewing amazing nonprofit leaders!