People’s philanthropic priorities and interests fascinate me. How they determine what’s most important and the thought (or lack of) they invest in their giving is always interesting. Warning, these are actual quotes that have stuck with me over the years. Do not try this at home, except for the last one. “I don’t care about… [Read more…]
February 21, 2012
These have been floating around the interwebs, so I made my own.
February 20, 2012
Last week I hosted a special live Fundchat with Ian Adair on capital campaigns. There were some fantastic questions and great discussion. Here are the highlights. How do you know when your organization is ready for a capital campaign? Here are my top ‘absolutes’… 1. Strong base of sustainable, annual support 2. Strong volunteer engagement… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
Hi all, just a quick note… Tonight at 7:30 PM EST I’ll be joining Ian Adair to chat about capital campaigns LIVE! It’ll be hosted on the fundchat blog (scroll down) and you can watch/comment there. You can also comment via twitter using #fundchat. There are some GREAT things in store – see you then!… [Read more…]
January 30, 2012
Tis the season for big TVs, big bets and funny overpriced commercials. You know (or can guess) the ginormous economic and PR impact hosting the Super Bowl can have on a city – but the community impact of the spectacle is both beautiful and awful at the same time. And both will be felt long… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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