How to talk about your nonprofit mistakes
I’ve been watching Givewell for the past couple of years, because I think they’ve been trying to take on a serious issue with accountability and transparency for nonprofits.
Are you ready to fail? You better be!
Are you friends with failure? I remember at one of my old nonprofit fundraising jobs, making the smallest mistake was the cause for disciplinary action, reprimand, and dire accusations of waste and thoughtlessness. Imagine if we encouraged our fundraising staff to make mistakes. What if their job was to try 3 new things every year? […]
How your government contract is screwing you over (and how that’s about to change)
Note: This article originally appeared in the OCASDV (Oregon Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence) newsletter in March, 2014. Does your nonprofit get government contracts? Or is your nonprofit considering getting government contracts? The government is increasingly stepping away from providing human services like elder care, and instead they are calling for nonprofits to take […]
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 […]
INTERVIEW: Engaging Younger Donors with Devin Kelly, Founder of Oregon Active
How can you engage younger donors? Listen in to find out what one scrappy young nonprofit is doing.
Are you a foundation looking for nonprofits to fund? Consider this.
Are you trying to ‘maximize” your “resources” and “optimize” your “funding dollars”?
Are you looking for a nonprofit with a good 5 year plan, and programs based on research?
Are you looking for a predictable (yet innovative) model of human behavior that other nonprofits can follow for “reproducible” or “Replicable” results?