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    The Best (and WORST) Fundraising Events for Your Nonprofit
    Patrick Kirby
    • 3 days ago
    • 7 min

    The Best (and WORST) Fundraising Events for Your Nonprofit

    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...
    New High Capacity Donor Data for Your Nonprofit
    Patrick Kirby
    • Jun 9
    • 4 min

    New High Capacity Donor Data for Your Nonprofit

    It’s been awhile since we’ve gotten to talk nerdy about all things fundraising – but with the amount of kids throwing high school...
    Taking the Show on the Road!
    Patrick Kirby
    • May 26
    • 2 min

    Taking the Show on the Road!

    Fundraising is hard. Finding trainings that are applicable in the real world and figuring out how to use them without unlimited staff and...
    Creatively Connecting With Donors When They Are Busy
    Patrick Kirby
    • May 19
    • 5 min

    Creatively Connecting With Donors When They Are Busy

    School is ending, and the chaos of summer solicitation is just beginning. What on earth do we do as fundraisers? My little girl is...
    Fundraising With the "R" Word
    Patrick Kirby
    • May 12
    • 4 min

    Fundraising With the "R" Word

    Here's a hot tip for you: Don't look at your 401k today. Oh, and your crypto wallet? I might avoid that too. Considering the uncertainty...
    It's OK. You Freaking Got This!
    Patrick Kirby
    • May 5
    • 2 min

    It's OK. You Freaking Got This!

    Ever had one of those weeks where you blink, and it’s nearly gone!? Then you look at your to-do list and it hasn’t reduced a FRACTION of...
    Do You Feel Guilty Raising Money?
    Patrick Kirby
    • Apr 28
    • 2 min

    Do You Feel Guilty Raising Money?

    I had a chat with a client this week about feeling guilty raising a significant amount of money from a single donor - as they thought...
    Are You Begging and Bargaining with Donors?
    Patrick Kirby
    • Apr 21
    • 4 min

    Are You Begging and Bargaining with Donors?

    I had a proposal rejected by a potential client this week. And even though that’s not an out-of-the-ordinary experience in the day in the...
    My Dad’s Cancer is Gone…Because of YOU.
    Patrick Kirby
    • Apr 7
    • 4 min

    My Dad’s Cancer is Gone…Because of YOU.

    In 3 hours, I get to hug my cancer free dad for the first time. This brutal journey he’s been on for the past few months is nearly coming...
    Your Board is Bored.
    Patrick Kirby
    • Mar 24
    • 4 min

    Your Board is Bored.

    I sit in a LOT of board meetings. As a consultant, I’m often asked to present on updates with current clients, pitch our services to...
    Revenge of the Data Nerds!
    Patrick Kirby
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min

    Revenge of the Data Nerds!

    For all you data geeks out there – we have a first peek at what the third quarter of giving looked like, and it is a mixed bag of good,...
    Hurry! Panic Like It’s the End of the Year!
    Patrick Kirby
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hurry! Panic Like It’s the End of the Year!

    Ok gang! Last big push for you and your organization to rock the end of your 2021! Nearly 10% of all nonprofit donations come in during...
    What Fundraising Hunger Games Looks like
    Patrick Kirby
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    What Fundraising Hunger Games Looks like

    Welp. I finally witnessed what making fundraising events turn into the Hunger Games looks like. If you haven’t seen the video of an...
    But wait! There's More!
    Patrick Kirby
    • Dec 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    But wait! There's More!

    This week, I got the opportunity to present to our friends at the International Association of Business Communicators - and if you...
    How to Raise $1 million without asking for money
    Patrick Kirby
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to Raise $1 million without asking for money

    Here’s a hint: It takes enthusiasm, patience, a great story and a bit of luck “I don’t have time to volunteer, but I do have lots of...
    How to Fundraise Like a Vikings Fan
    Patrick Kirby
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to Fundraise Like a Vikings Fan

    This weekend my football team lost. Badly. And now I think that being a Vikings fan makes you a better fundraiser. Hear me out. If you’re...
    Stop Over Complicating Things
    Patrick Kirby
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Stop Over Complicating Things

    I have had conversations with at LEAST a dozen organizations, colleagues and nonprofit friends this week and it seems they all have one...