11 ways to make today better in your fundraising office
It’s a new year! TIME FOR A FRESH START! 🙂 I seem to talk mostly about what is wrong with our sector, and I confess it is beginning to weigh on my spirit. I actually had a lot of fun sometimes when I was working full time at nonprofits. Here are the things that would […]
Reading your donor’s body language: 4 hints they might be sending
When you think about body language, there’s so much that goes into it! So many things to notice that we might not even know where to start. What does THIS posture say? Crossed arms, looking to the left, leaning back The donor does not want to talk to you, doesn’t agree with what you’re saying, […]
8 secret signs you might be getting fired
How do you know you’re in trouble? Often in our nonprofit work environments, we have to GUESS we’re in trouble rather than have people tell us we’re in trouble. It’s pretty bad. It’s dysfunctional. And you shouldn’t be forced to guess that people are going to fire you. However, with current “corporate” hiring practices, they […]
Incredible CRISIS! Again!
Do you have unrealistic deadlines at work? Are you there past 5pm every day, along with most other people? Do you feel like it’s never going to get done? Is your work a series of crises, one after another? Is it, “how are we going to make payroll?” or “We’re losing two big government grants, […]
Having trouble holding onto your fundraising staff? Here’s why.
I recently finished Donor Centered Leadership by Penelope Burk of the Cygnus Research Group. Have you read this book yet? If the $95 price tag puts you off, let me just tell you that this book is based on 30 years of research with over 2,000 people, and it’s got the facts and figures to […]
Interview with Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work
[raw] [/raw] You may know Pamela Slim from her book, “Escape from Cubicle Nation” but today we’ll be talking about her new book, “Body of Work.” I read this book and loved it, and the questions we’ll ask today are based on some of what you will learn when you buy this book. Note to […]