April 30, 2025
8 Ways Smart Nonprofits Use Business Strategy to Win shows how your organization can apply proven for-profit tactics to grow, operate more efficiently, and expand your impact. Major gift fundraising has always been part art, part intuition. But in an era where donor expectations are higher and attention spans shorter, instinct alone doesn’t cut it. The most successful nonprofits aren’t just doubling down on mission—they’re refining the way they communicate, borrowing lessons […]
April 15, 2025
After 35 years of working with nonprofit executives and boards across the nation, I can tell you this with confidence: language matters. Titles matter. Perception shapes reality. And when it comes to the success, stature, and strategic leadership of nonprofit organizations, there is one simple but profound change boards of directors should make immediately—change the title of their “Executive Director” to “Chief Executive Officer.” This is not a matter of semantics. It’s […]
April 13, 2025
Major donors have a history of stepping up their giving when economic storms arrive. It seems counterintuitive – if markets are down and uncertainty is up, why would wealthy philanthropists give even more? The answer lies in a potent mix of financial resilience, strategic opportunity, and data-driven confidence. Even in a recession, high-net-worth donors remain equipped and empowered to be generous. They understand that economic downturns, while challenging, are also cycles rich […]
April 1, 2025
Donors Are More Important than Your Clients, Issue or Cause is fundraising veteran Joanne Oppelt’s take on how to engage donors when combating the loss of government funding. Here’s what she has to share: There is nothing new under the sun. That axiom is certainly true regarding the current cuts in government funding. While we may not have seen such radical change in government programs over such a short period of time […]
March 30, 2025
Lisa Van Zyll Celebrates Nonprofits, Nature & NANOE is our beloved Member Relations Director take on the beauty of nature and nonprofit growth. Let’s hear what this veteran administrator has to share. I can’t seem to stop watching a remarkable YouTube 24hr live stream from Big Bear Valley, California, where Jackie and Shadow, a devoted pair of bald eagles, are tending to their newly laid eggs. Watching them up close has been […]
