3 Places to Recruit Your Board Volunteers
If your nonprofit is new, making a tiny amount of money with events, or has a disengaged board, it might be time to get new board members. Where do you find them? You want people high up in a corporation, so that they can approve thousands to sponsor your event, or a year-end gift […]
Fixing a Toxic Work Environment
Do you work in a silo? Do you not really know your co-workers? Are your staff meetings just interminable? Are you wondering how to get more support in your nonprofit work environment, but unsure of who to ask for help? Or do you feel like even if you ask, no one will help? Are you […]
Are you a stressed out fundraiser?
Recently I read an excellent book called “Give and Take” Why is it excellent? Because it talks about what to do when you’re stressed out and tired and you just can’t take it anymore. You have to kind of get to the middle of the book to get to this part though. Page 176 to […]
Are you ready to lead a nonprofit? Guest Post by Christina Attard
The book that helped me the most in determining which pond I wanted to be in was Strengthsfinder 2.0. It focuses on the idea that each person has a very individual set of strengths. Knowing what those strengths are allows you to align your life so that you are able to do what you do best, every day. Before focusing on a senior management role, evaluate your strengths and see if this is a chance to broaden or deepen in the area of focus you’re already working in or if it is time to move to a new pond.
After Under-Developed, the Deluge
Why Nonprofit Fundraising Staff are Shafted, and What to Do About It
Getting fired in fundraising: What’s behind it?
Fundraising professional, have you ever been fired from a fundraising job?
If you’re a nonprofit leader, have you had some turnover in your fundraising staff lately?
Are you trying to hire a new fundraising person now?
What if… the real common denominator in fundraising staff turnover was not bad hiring practices, but conditions beyond the fundraiser’s control?