Ok, philanthropy doesn’t suck. In fact, it’s a beautiful thing. What I mean is, over the last 50 years, the number of nonprofits has increased dramatically, the… Read more “Philanthropy Sucks, Pt 1: 5 ways Donors can Grow Giving”
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4 Bullet-Proof Reasons to Fund Overhead
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… Read more “4 Bullet-Proof Reasons to Fund Overhead”
I am overhead…
There has been very little change in the number of people dying of AIDS, Breast Cancer detections or malnourished children over the last 30, 40, or 50 years despite all the effort of countless organizations. Most of us (nonprofit professionals) entered the sector because we wanted to make a positive impact on these issues. We wanted to see a disease go away, make real progress on homelessness, gain leaps and bounds in any one of hundreds of issues. The progress we’re trying to make is simply not happening fast enough and there are a few reasons why…
