When I was a teenager, my dad used to say, "You're such a whiner!" It was hurtful. So I gave up trying to talk to him about problems that were important to me. My friend Yukon told me today …
You Can Save the Corporations
Are you looking for sponsorship for that next event? How altruistic of you! You could be SAVING THE COMPANY. YOU COULD BE SAVING THEIR BRAND. Seriously. You have no …
Did you know that there’s no better time to ask for sponsorship than right now?
There is literally no better time than now to start asking for sponsorships for next year. According to the IEG sponsorship report, the majority of sponsors are making decisions in the 4th quarter …
Reader Questions: How to get businesses to give you donations in 3 steps?
We are answering reader questions this week! There are many! I loved this one so much that I just had to share. Questions! They make us smarter! An incredible reader …
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Have you ever had Grantus Interruptus?
Have you ever had a funder pull out of a sponsorship or grantmaking deal because of your association with a revolutionary movement or because of something a person at your nonprofit said about …
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An Eye for a Tooth and a Tooth for an Eye
So I recently got an email from someone who thinks that their book is god's gift to everyone, and they said, "You interviewed someone I know, so you should interview MEEEEEE!!!" And I checked out …
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