“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I mean with artificial intelligence we’re summoning the demon.” – Elon Musk We do not know the full power of [...]
Like so many of you reading this today, I never thought that I would become a professional fundraiser. I started my career in law and business consulting and one day an opportunity presented itself to work with my alma mater on a major capital campaign. That university put me through [...]
Several years ago I was working with a secondary school to conduct a $30 million capital campaign. Looking through historical information I came across a campaign plan from an existing large consulting firm dated 1969. I read through it only to find that the plan presented is no different than [...]
I’m often asked by nonprofit boards who are considering conducting a major funding initiative what’s the one thing that has the greatest impact on success? The answer has been the same for as long as I’ve managed fundraising campaigns around the country and that is – leadership. […]