September 29, 2023

Louis Fawcett Says, “Everything You’ve Learned About Nonprofits Is Wrong”

Louis Fawcett Says, “Everything You’ve Learned About Nonprofits Is Wrong” is an introduction to the author of the new book RE-IMAGINING NONPROFITS: Turning Your Mess Into a Masterpiece. Here’s what Fawcett’s publisher Jimmy LaRose has to share about the author: (RE-IMAGINING NONPROFITS: Turning Your Mess Into a Masterpiece goes on sale November 5th GIVING TUESDAY) Throughout his book, “Outliers” Malcom Gladwell repeatedly refers to the “10,000-hour rule” He asserts, “To be considered […]
April 22, 2020

Nonprofits Need to Ask NOW – Louis Fawcett

Nonprofits Need to Ask NOW! The fastest way to get the most money for your mission is through ASKING individuals and families. You are not asking for yourselves, you are asking on behalf of the children and families you serve. Never before has your mission been more important! The biggest mistake nonprofits make during crises is taking a passive stance as it relates to major donors. Too many executives are afraid to […]
March 17, 2020

Fundraising During Times of Calamity – Louis Fawcett

Fundraising During Times of Calamity was written by Louis Fawcett, President of National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives. Here’s what Louis has to share with fundraising professionals who meet their financials goals regardless of unexpected obstacles. In the middle of the Great Recession, I was in charge of raising more than $1 million for a children’s home in Ethiopia. Our effort to help orphans in Africa started in 2007 and spanned […]
June 12, 2019

The NANOE Fundraiser Asks For Major Gifts – Louis Fawcett

National Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Executives’ approach to raising money is motivated by one goal: to achieve heroic missions of scale which change and save lives so completely, that money chases after them. Through the use of the Major Gifts Ramp-Up Model (which has been tested and refined for 28 years) nonprofit fundraisers focus on the needs of donors, not the needs of their organizations. By applying free market principles relating […]