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The #1 Thing to Remember About Fundraising Events

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...

4 Fundraising Event Best Practices for 2023

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

What Could Your Nonprofit Do With $7 million?

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...

Why the Hell Do We Have to Fundraise?

A few months ago, I was asked to emcee a music event that involved me introducing bands, being the hype guy for one of the coolest...

Unconventional Fundraising & Partnerships for Your Nonprofit

Years ago, I found myself sitting around a giant speaker waiting for a conference call to start, and getting ready to hear a big...

5 Steps to Getting a 100% Donor Retention Rate for Your Nonprofit

Have you dared look at your final end of year numbers yet? Did you look at them through your hands with only one eyeball peaking out like...

Things to Ask Your Donors for Your End of Year Giving Campaign - PART 2

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...

3…2…1…LAUNCH!

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...

5 Things the BEST Nonprofits Do to Raise Money

This week, we celebrated 5 years in business at Do Good Better Consulting! And besides taking a bit of time to pick up cupcakes &...

It’s Dangerous to Fundraise Alone…Take This!

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...

Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit's Content…Without Going Insane!

I had the best of plans to be super productive and write a super long blog about being a superhero content creator for nonprofits way...

Nonprofit Networking No-No’s

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...

Stop Asking for Money! Do This Instead!

A few weeks ago, my nephew thought it would be funny to pick up a garter snake and chase me around the yard threatening to throw it at...

Change Starts Here. Together.

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

Nonprofits are in big trouble. Or are they?

Nonprofits are in big trouble. At least according to the most recent poll conducted by the research firm Campbell Rinker and sponsored by...