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Asking for gifts - and particularly major gifts - is one of the toughest things to do in non-profit fundraising.  So many fundraisers, board members, and non-profit leaders get anxious when it comes time to make an ask.  Yet making great asks is … [Read more...] about Boards and Asking Styles [Book Review]

In the knowledge or information age, the skills that nonprofit leaders seek when hiring have changed. What worked in the past doesn't today. In other words, for the knowledge age, you want to have a team of people who have the top soft skills to … [Read more...] about The Top Soft Skills for Recruiting Nonprofit Talent

In the non-profit fundraising world, there seem to be two wildly diverging schools of thought on silent auctions: On the one side, there are those who say that auctions are so time-consuming and energy-draining that they simply aren’t worth … [Read more...] about 4 Silent Auction Ideas to Help You Increase Your Event Revenue

On February 23, 2021 we hosted the 2021 Fundraising Mastermind Conference, and over 300 non-profit fundraisers joined us online for all or part of the day to learn how to supercharge fund development at their organizations. The conference … [Read more...] about 2021 Fundraising Mastermind Conference: Session Recordings

I often say that it’s really easy to find bad fundraising jobs, but incredibly hard to find good fundraising jobs. What I mean by this is that there are thousands of organizations that will underpay you while asking you to double their … [Read more...] about How to Find the Best Fundraising Jobs