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…]
November 15, 2011
Yes, happy National Philanthropy Day. Easily defined as giving of our time, talent and/or treasure. It’s the art of giving to help another. There are countless sizes, types and ways of giving. The point is that you should. Regularly. Especially today. Give it a shot. You’ll feel better by doing good. 10. Make a donation,… [Read more…]
September 13, 2011
Last week I obviously hadn’t done my job well. A potential donor and I were having a conversation about his support. Several minutes into the conversation he said, “So…(long pause)…when I go home to my wife, what am I going to tell her our money went for?” I was making the case for administrative overhead. … [Read more…]
June 22, 2011
Sparked is a mobile volunteering platform allowing for the crowd-sourcing of volunteer talent in short amounts of time and done online. (Disclaimer: I’ve actually worked with Sparked on two separate occasions – and had an awesome experience.) Jacob Colker presented at the recent 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. While it may sound like a sale –… [Read more…]
June 13, 2011
New here? Welcome & subscribe now! Ask just about any nonprofit leader what they need most and they’ll answer as you would expect. They need cash. Then ask a nonprofit leader of an older organization, what it’s like to receive notice of an unexpected several-figure transformational gift through a will or estate. It’s like winning… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011
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