I know the financial crisis is SO last week, but stop and think for a moment about how we got into this economic mess. We traded futures on mortgage lending, based our betting on whether people would …
Incoming Message from Captain Obvious
On March 30th, 2010, the Urban Institute and the Racial Diversity Collaborative put out a report based on a study on the diversity of nonprofit leadership in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area with …
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Teaching other people how to fundraise
Are you the lone development person, or even part of a small team? What is one of your biggest problems? If you answered "Capacity" I think you'd be right. How can you build your capacity to raise …
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Top ten mistakes people make in fundraising
So are you: 0. Thinking that your nonprofit is looking out for you, and will reward all of your hard work with more money or respect or job titles? Think again. 1. Thinking fundraising is begging? …
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Bullying bosses can cause employee suicide
Did you ever have a boss who didn't say hello or goodbye to you, screamed, socially ostracized you in other ways, used scare tactics, or told you that you'd done something wrong when you hadn't? Have …
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Why does your nonprofit fail to accomplish its mission? 3 reasons.
1. Status Quo Culture A status quo culture, which means nobody striving for more efficient and effective activity. Because their salaries are not tied to actually solving the problem, in any way. Nor …
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