4 ways to find what work is most fulfilling to you
Are you wondering how to get more satisfaction from your job? Last month, we had 550 people attend the very first virtual fundraising career conference. It was a smash hit, and one of our presenters, Kishshana Palmer, talked about how to use your strengths in the workplace. I decided to delve deeper, since I’d already […]
Kittens and thank you notes!
MT: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today we are going to be learning about how small shops can really ramp up their major gifts. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Heather Svoboda, which is Czech for freedom. And she works at the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, […]
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, […]
Kick the bucket list
Did you ever make a bucket list? What did it include? “Go Skydiving!” “Swim with the Dolphins!” “Get a PhD!” Notice one common denominator in all of those? Yeah. They cost money. Did Einstein ever have a bucket list? I doubt it. His life was memorable and interesting enough without one. From The Guardian: Are […]
6 principles of a good fundraising plan
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?