I’ve been wrestling with something, so I’m reaching out to my community in the hope that you’ll be able to point me in the right direction. Click to continue »
Raise Bold Money
What Could Bold Money Do For Your Cause?
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This 3-minute video interview with Bob Rogers, philanthropist and former Chairman of the Kauffman Foundation and Americorps, shows how a bold leadership gift, shaped for the maximum influence, will lift your cause to a level that has seemed impossible. Click to continue »
Raising Big Money for Your Cause in “These Times”
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Timely big-picture thinking, especially if you’re gearing up for a capital campaign or other large initiative. Click to continue »
Let’s Get You Moving Toward Inspired Strategy
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You have more than just an abstract answer to people’s fears and doubts — you have living proof that there’s a way forward. And you can use that to distinguish yourself and your cause. Click to continue »
It’s Time to Regain Your Confidence
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Did you catch this headline: “The recession is over, but not for charities”? Followed by: “it will be some time before the sector regains its confidence.” Well, that may be true for some, but it does not have to be true for you. Click to continue »
The Largest Contribution in Your History
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In and around every organization there’s a tacit agreement about how much money is appropriate for people to invest in it. To break out of the restrictions — which I say are entirely arbitrary and self-imposed — you want to create a new understanding of your organization’s worth. Click to continue »
How to Find the Stories That Inspire Others
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More useful insights from my conversation with Judi Cantor, who facilitates philanthropic collaborations between donors and the likes of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the American Museum of Natural History, and now the Children’s Museum of Boston (where she serves as VP for Development) … Click to continue »
Your Best Case is Your Largest Case
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Align your cause with something gigantic. Think of your organization as an instrument through which people make choices and exert personal initiative. And present it that way. Click to continue »
What Nobody’s Telling You About Feasibility Studies
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It’s almost an article of faith in fund raising: One prepares for a capital campaign by conducting a feasibility study. But there’s a lot more to it … and sometimes a feasibility study can even limit your potential success. Click to continue »
Value the Donor More Than the Donation
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If you want to attract greater philanthropy to your organization, you’ll get farther if you move your attention from numbers to people, and value the donor — the person — more than the donation. Click to continue »
As a recovering “glass half empty” person, the words “possibilities,” “opportunity” and “potential” have become real as well as stimulating and exciting for me.
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