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…]
January 10, 2012
CBS has been 3rd in the morning TV news ratings for over 30 years. Charlie Rose will be leading their charge to change this from 7am-8am, bringing a serious tone to an otherwise increasingly witty, wacky and pop-culture-filled hour led by NBC’s ‘Today’ and ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’. Rose is perhaps the single best interviewer… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011
I’m upset. I got a call yesterday from a friend of a friend. “Could you guys use some books for the homeless kids you tutor? We want to do a book drive but I wanted to see if that would truly help.” I wanted to hug her over the phone. Why? Because she asked. Why… [Read more…]
February 23, 2012
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