You can’t pay people more.
Perhaps you’ve heard Bernie Sanders going around talking about income inequality. And I think this discussion should start in the nonprofit sector. Why? Because we are the lowest paid sector. Nonprofit pay equity is… to put it mildly, in the toilet. Proof below! I went to a nonprofit association a couple years ago […]
5 open ended questions to get you closer to a gift
What is this groovy book? It’s called Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. My friend Aaron Levine (of podcast fame) recommended this book recently and I’m SO glad he did. I’ve been recommending it to anyone I know who needs to be persuasive, whether a fundraiser, someone in sales, or even my own mother. […]
7 Ways to Create a Culture of Belonging
I’m reading this book called No Hard Feelings, and it’s all about embracing emotions at work. Let me explain to you how I screwed up with this. Long ago, I worked in an animal shelter. I was concerned that I didn’t fit in with my boss or colleagues. When I don’t trust people, I don’t […]
Get me Bodied! Making the case for embodied fundraising- Erica Busillo Adams
How we met I had the great fortune of meeting Mazarine at AFP ICON in March (her trademark spear caught my eye!). But we didn’t meet in a conference session or at a workshop or even at a networking event. We met at the entrance to the vendor pavilion because we had both stopped to […]
Why asking for a degree in fundraising is a bad idea
In the last several years, I have seen a disturbing trend. It’s requiring degrees in a discipline that seems to require experience more than a degree to do well. For instance. Outreach. I have a friend who has 20+ years experience in outreach, but no college degree. She has been given the run-around […]
NAME IT! Podcast Disability Rights! Interview with Jewelles Smith
Welcome to the NAME IT! podcast Today we’re going to talk about disability accessibility in the sector with disability activist Jewelles Smith. This is a movement. Join us! Check out Jewelles Smith’s website: http://jewellessmith.com You can listen right here On Stitcher On TuneIn On Google Play On iTunes On Spotify For many, disability is dismiss-ability!