Working with nonprofits is a great environment. You are around people that are passionate about serious community needs and about what they do. Fundraising is a unique world in that it takes a lot of sales skills to succeed and your product is making a profound difference in the lives of people. As I [...]

As I mentioned in my previous article, The Seven Deadly Sins, I had a great discussion with Sarah Hoddinott from Advanced Solutions International (http://www.advsol.com/) and Shane Davis from Artez Interactive (www.artez.com). They opened my eyes up to a lot of new ideas and thoughts about online fundraising. We were talking about how fundraising is changing [...]

I had the incredible opportunity to talk with a few online fundraising experts. Through our discussion they laid out for me some of the major mistakes that they see nonprofits making in their online fundraising campaigns. Thank you Sarah Hoddinott, from Advanced Solutions International, and Shane Davis, from Artez Interactive, for you expertise [...]

This is a question I often ask myself.  Are we in the world of philanthropy working together or working against each other.  Are we in competition or in collaboration? Lets say for an example that you work for a nonprofit that provides food for children in Africa. There are hundred of non-profits doing that vary [...]

I am hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants and I thought this would be a great opportunity to get a bit of input on what makes a great capital campaign. I heard back from a couple people on this topic and have included their submissions below. But I’d love to hear more so [...]