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…]
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…]
November 9, 2011
Ok, ok, it doesn’t suck. As explained in the first post, it just hasn’t increased (as a % of GDP) despite all the developments in the nonprofit sector. In response to the release of last week’s Growing Philanthropy Report, fundraisers are uniquely positioned to not only facilitate giving, but increase it. Here’s how. 1. Always… [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…]
February 23, 2012
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