It’s time to WOOP
Lately I’ve been helping people make plans. Communications plans. Fundraising plans. And a combo of both. Thanks to my contract with Oregon Metro, I got to teach people how to do communications plans last week. And now I’m working with VerdeNW, a nonprofit here in Portland, to help them with their plans too. I’m […]
Annual Report Resources Roundup!
Are you working on your annual report right now? I’ve written a few annual reports over the years- And I’ve edited a LOT more! I’ve taught the Annual Report Masterclass since 2015, and I’ve taught the Annual Report e-course since 2014. In that time I’ve been pleased to see my students getting tons more money in […]
Astonishing! If you have more women of color presenting at a conference…
This year at the Fundraising Career Conference, we had 6 women of color presenting, out of 9 presenters in 11 sessions. Heres’s what I found with this lineup of speakers, after 4 years of running this online conference. If you have lots of women of color speakers, you get more women and men of color […]
#MeToo in our Nonprofits-Interview with Maria Ramos-Chertok
When you heard the first #MeToo stories, did it resonate with you? For me, I felt like a lot of us have been there. I know I certainly have. Reading Uma Thurman’s interview in the New York Times recently made me reflect on the importance of telling our stories, and being heard around the issue […]
Nonprofit Leadership Summit -What a RIDE!
We had so many good comments during the Nonprofit Leadership Summit. People said: “A great summit! Very high quality!! I’ve been telling my colleagues who couldn’t join all about it!” -Lisa Allen, Edmonton, AB “I thought Ellen Bristol […]
What tools should you have in your toolbox for a monthly giving campaign?
In times of great political and economic upheaval, we need to look at multiple streams of income that can help us weather the storm. Some of our income streams from the government are going away, from healthcare to environmental funding, from arts funding to education funding. Even Meals on Wheels is facing decreased funding. Monthly […]