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 […]
February 3, 2025
7 Powerful Ways to Engage and Transform Your Community explores key strategies to build stronger connections and drive meaningful change. This guide highlights practical approaches to deepen relationships, foster collaboration, and create a lasting impact within your community. Meaningful action within a community serves as a powerful driver for change. Efforts in areas like healthcare, education, or volunteer work help create collective progress. Connecting with causes that matter to you enhances personal […]
February 1, 2025
Is Your Federal Funding in Jeopardy is Hall Powell’s take on how to prepare for changes when local, state and federal grants are cut. Here’s what our favorite fundraising veteran has to share: When I was the chief development officer for three nonprofit hospitals in past years, my comprehensive fundraising plan included grant-seeking, including individual and corporate foundations, and government grants, both state and federal. However, I always made sure that I […]
December 29, 2024
Major Gifts…Your 2025 Mandate is Jim Eskin’s take on what nonprofit leaders will do in 2025 to increase charitable revenues. Here’s what this fundraising veteran has to share: Recently I was leading a discussion of my new book, How To Score Your First or Next Million-Dollar Gift, and a highly respected non-profit leader said he would rather raise $1 from a million donors than receive a single million-dollar gift. I was shocked […]
