As the nonprofit sector professionalizes and moves from only a handful of ‘nonprofit masters’ programs to over 300 today, its sub-fields also move forward. A growing number of… Read more “The Newest Thinking in Fundraising”
Category: Leadership
7 Leadership Lessons from Gene Tempel
Last night I had the incredible honor of attending the retirement celebration for Gene Tempel. Gene is the Founding Dean of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of… Read more “7 Leadership Lessons from Gene Tempel”
7 killer nonprofit capacity building strategies
Clear your desk…and your head. We’re going ‘big picture’ here… Most nonprofit organizations say that they are efficient and effective, they may even feel that they are… Read more “7 killer nonprofit capacity building strategies”
Fundraising is broken. Fix it.
It happened again. And I’ve had it up to here (*as he raises his hand 2 inches above his head*). This post may get me in trouble… Read more “Fundraising is broken. Fix it.”
My single largest #MCON2012 take-away
Last week the folks at Achieve and the Case Foundation put on another stellar virtual conference around engaging millennials in nonprofits, social change and more. There were… Read more “My single largest #MCON2012 take-away”
9 ways to improve your offline network
Two things are given. 1 – nothing beats personal face-to-face interaction and 2 – the world revolves around personal relationships. No matter what you’re trying to accomplish,… Read more “9 ways to improve your offline network”
Philanthropy Sucks, Pt 3: 5 Immediate Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Fix It
As we’ve shared, philanthropy (as a percentage of U.S. GDP) hasn’t increased in 50 years. All the while, there are more nonprofits, more wealth, a professionalizing sector… Read more “Philanthropy Sucks, Pt 3: 5 Immediate Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Fix It”
