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 giving your power away?

Fundraisers fight back!

Have you ever given your power away to someone or something without realizing you were doing it?

Well, I have, and it taught me a lot about how to step back from a situation, and look at it with a pair of critical eyes.

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?