In this digital age, the main comment I hear from donors about our book-length nonprofit annual report is that “no one actually reads them, right?” Sadly, it's true, but like many nonprofits today, we're adopting new conventions to more effectively communicate with our donors. Succinct annual reports are replacing the old [...]
I would bet that your fundraising program is the same year-after-year and that its performance has flatlined. I also know that you can and want to do better. With 30+ years behind me in transforming fundraising programs, I suggest that you consider infusing imagination into your fundraising program to vastly [...]
Prince was a prince to those in need. Somewhat (more on that later). He kept it quiet, usually anonymous, his charitable giving to others that is. In humility, he didn’t want his philanthropy to be known! Instead he preferred to keep the focus on the person or group doing good [...]