Email Marketing Tips for Nonprofits and Consultants
A few weeks ago one of our Nonprofit Consulting Boot Camp clients asked me how to know when to send out his newsletter, or other e-communications. I also need to know this for the clients I support with Development Coaching because as we add or grow direct mail...
The Value of High-Impact Partnerships
In the nonprofit world, we talk a lot about partnerships. Funders want to know grantees are working together. Organizations want to avoid duplicating efforts. And leaders know that partnerships often make smart business sense. Unfortunately, too many partnerships...
How Stakeholder Engagement Drives Success
Not every stakeholder is easy to work with. Sometimes stakeholders challenge our ideas. They may point out flaws in planning and ask seemingly endless questions. It’s natural to wonder: Is stakeholder engagement worth it? The answer is a resounding yes....
How to Save Time in Your Business – and Earn More
As a small business owner, I am always thinking about ways to save time and money (and ideally both). Too often, though, we think of "saving time" in our business in the abstract. Sure, it sounds nice, but it doesn't pay the bills. We put "time-saving" tools on the...
How Sharing Impact Pays Off for Nonprofits
Are you sharing your nonprofit’s impact enough? After working with hundreds of nonprofits, one of the great mysteries is how nonprofit organizations do so much incredible work—and yet all too often fail to regularly share the impact of that work with donors...
Ten Steps to Overcome Nonprofit Founder’s Syndrome
If you are in the nonprofit world, chances are you have been affected by Founder’s Syndrome.
Making the Shift from Distraction to Strategic Thinking
It’s easy to think that distraction is simply a fact of modern life. Between emails, messaging apps, social media, 24-hour news, colleagues who stop by our desks, and all those cute cat videos, how is anyone supposed to stay focused? All these interruptions and...
Grant Readiness Checklist
I decided to put together a Grant Readiness Checklist to use for myself and with clients.
A Career In Development – 10 Things to Know
Nonprofit development work can be incredibly satisfying. You’re raising funds for important causes—and honing a diverse and valuable set of skills. Plus, experienced development professionals are always in demand. In many ways, development staff are the backbone of...
Seven Ways a Board Secretary Serves a Nonprofit
Of all the officer positions on the nonprofit board, the board secretary role is often the most misunderstood and under-appreciated. Most assume that the title "board secretary" is synonymous with "note-taker" and that the secretary’s duties are focused solely on...
How to Determine Grant Writing Fees
You must first look closely as what you are doing, what you have time to do, and then what you are asking a grant writer to do for you.
Simple Steps to Write an Executive Summary
Today, we are going to focus on a well-written Executive Summary.
