Rethinking Fundraising

On June 13, 2017, Vickie Sullivan published a blog post called “When Old Clients Hate New Ideas.” Although she’s addressing a for-profit audience, her message was so pertinent for nonprofit fundraisers, I called her up right away, breathlessly of course, to say, “Vickie!!! This whole thing applies to fundraising!!! Do a podcast with me!” Fortunately, … Continue reading Rethinking Nonprofit Branding – with Vickie Sullivan →

There’s a widespread assumption that it’s OK for nonprofit employees to earn less than their for-profit peers. We actually don’t think it’s OK – that’s what this podcast is about – but it’s certainly common. Which is really too bad; paying nonprofit staff low wages is neither wise nor good, and could even undermine the organization’s … Continue reading Ruth McCambridge on the Nonprofit Wage Ghetto →

If you haven’t been following Vu Le’s irresistible blog Nonprofit AF (formerly known as Nonprofit with Balls), you’re missing something. Subtitle of the blog: “Make Mondays suck a little less.” Vu is one of the cleverest, most insightful thinkers about nonprofit work I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. For those of you who don’t … Continue reading Vu Le and Community-Centric Fundraising →