Is your nonprofit stifling you?
Do you come to work with a sigh?
Do you daydream about working at other nonprofits, or getting out of the field entirely?
Do you seem to have lost your motivation?
Do you search for other jobs at work?
Do try this at home
Are you a Fierce Fundraising Superheroine?
Getting your nonprofit story picked up by the press
When was the last time your nonprofit was featured in the paper?
Ask your volunteers
What is your call to action like? Is it as good as Amplify Your Voice? If not, consider how to engage a volunteer, no matter what time of the day or night it is, with the skills that they possess right now. Do they like to blog? Make it easy for them to create a blog post about your organization. Do they want to get involved in your next phone-a-thon, special event, walk-a-thon? Then post the date and signup sheet there too. Make it exciting with pictures. Make it easy. They’ll come back again and again to keep working with you.
The Fundraising Fog of War
What are you assuming about your donors? About your members and constituents? What are you assuming about the culture of people you are helping, versus the people you ask for support?