Does your job satisfy you?

Today’s post is a bit of a departure. Often, I’m on this blog, telling you how it is, or finding other people to tell you how it is. Today, like Socrates, I’ve got questions for you. Lots of questions. Consider even one of these questions, and leave a comment. I would LOVE to know if […]

Does fundraising prepare you to be an entrepreneur?

In this last year, I’ve stepped away from fundraising full time and started to grow different businesses. And I’ve done fairly well, which makes me wonder, are fundraising and entrepreneurship similar? Could fundraising be the first step to starting your own business? Let’s take a look. Fundraising: You learn how to market your nonprofit with […]

Invest in Technology, and Empower Your Donors to Fundraise for You!

How can you empower your donors to make something new?

How can you help turn your donors into entrepreneurs for your cause?

What’s more exciting than starting something new, and making it your own?

George Stevens recently posted on R.E. Foundations, the Council on Foundation’s blog, about entrepreneurial donors. He wrote,

“…community foundations are a platform for the nonprofit ecosystem. Do we encourage donor innovation using our platform? Do we engage the entrepreneurial donors in our communities? To fail to do so is to be left behind in the recovery of the nonprofit sector.”

Why does the hybrid nonprofit model work?

Hybrid nonprofits rule.
Do you want to help solve the problem of homelessness?

Do you want to help provide affordable housing?

Do you want to help people get jobs?

Are you thinking of starting a hybrid nonprofit?