The Pursuit of Stardust Solutions
~Numerous Jedi Masters have translated this post from Yoda’s unique way of speaking to improve reading ease.~ Small spoiler alert, friends, if you have not seen new Star Wars movie. Many watched Star...
View ArticleThe Donosaur’s Lament
We used to run into each other at fundraising conferences and events, but it had been a while since we had met. When I called her and suggested catching up over lunch, I was hoping for an enthusiastic...
View ArticleTransformative change depends on a new kind of leader
Non-profits are no longer guaranteed a free lunch. We have to work harder than ever to raise the funds we need, which — as we have seen in many instances around the world — leaves us vulnerable to...
View ArticleAuthentic Fundraising: The Clark Kent Approach
When I introduced the Authentic Fundraiser I talked about the need for a less traditional sales approach. In this post I’m going to dig a little deeper into how “professional” fundraising professionals...
View ArticleContinuous donor choice: fundraising’s best opportunity in ages
by Jackie Fowler, Ken Burnett and Tim Connor This article has been written as part of the preparations for project 13 of the Commission on the Donor Experience, ‘Giving donors choices and managing...
View ArticleThe trouble with vanilla…
Over the years I’ve observed sparky, funny, passionate and clever people morph into vanilla shells of their former selves as they enter their office to get on with their professional job of being a...
View ArticleDecisions leadership must make for fundraising to grow
It’s been three years now since we released the Great Fundraising research carried out by professors Sargeant and Shang. In that time, we have had the privilege of observing many organisations put the...
View ArticleThank you Wally!
Although I’m proud of my own 16 years in fundraising I am fully aware that I’m just a rookie compared to some old-timers out there. This post is a short tribute to one of the greatest fundraisers of...
View ArticleOpen Source Fundraising
2016 is ending not completely without marvel for me. Two great things happened last week. First, on December 16, the family of Canadian philanthropists Larry and Judy Tanenbaum donated $20 million to...
View Article12 insights from the crystal ball: Get your fundraising ready for the future
Who’d have predicted the events of 2016? We’d all love a crystal ball to see what the next few years hold for us all. In relation to fundraising, here’s the next best thing. In autumn last year I had...
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