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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...

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...

Which Giving Day Hunger Games Character Are You? A QUIZ!

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

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 &...

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...

Do Businesses Care About Your Nonprofit?

You love your nonprofit. Like, a lot. But businesses don’t. At all. Or at least it feels that way, right? Attracting the eyes and ears of...

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...

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

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...

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...

Bracing for the Word "No"

This week I got adult braces. No, not the comically large metal ones that my kids have, but the invisible-should-be-a-lot-easier-to-deal-...

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...

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...