The Mazarine Tour! Come on up and see me in 2020

Happy new year! Guess what? I’m going to be doing a tour in January and February! The Mazarine Tour! Where the star is YOU! I’d love to meet up with you. Here’s the lineup. Jan 22nd– AFP Midland- Midland, Texas  Feb 5th-9th– Assoc. of Philanthropic Counsel –Orlando + Jacksonville, Florida Feb 13th– Oregon Metro- Portland, Oregon […]

Just say no to #donorlove and say hello to staff love

Are you looking forward to valentine’s day?  This time of year always makes me think about the love in our sector. Going out on a limb here. a lot of people are all about donor love. Not me! Nope! I say, “NUTS to donor love, how about staff love? Hmm? How about THAT?” It’s all […]

This is a tremendous opportunity-Interview with Andy Robinson

Andy Robinson, author of Selling Social Change, and Training Your Board, and Everyone Else to Fundraise, was kind enough to let me interview him about the new funding environment-and he had a surprising perspective! Give 22 minutes of your time and listen to Andy Robinson’s 30 years of experience on these current funding threats to […]

Donor Sexual Harrassment

Here’s a message from Captain Obvious! Feminism is good for everyone! Real equity and Diversity is good for everyone.  Who agrees with me? Let’s see. Nonprofit Pro. Sofii. The Agitator. Vanessa Chase of The Storytelling Nonprofit started the Fundraising is Female issue hashtag, and here are the issues we see as female fundraisers.   Why […]

Here are the tools you should have in your capital campaign toolbox

Just joining us? Learn how much money should you have pledged before you go live with your capital campaign? Learn the 4 steps for pre-campaign planning, the 5 steps of a capital campaign, and why you can’t just get 1,000 $1K gifts. Learn the answers in the first 2 parts of this interview. If you […]