FUNdraising Good Times Donor, funder, sponsor, partner? Different names are used by people to describe their giving; and different names are used…saadshawSeptember 28, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Nonprofit CEO board meeting meltdown The nonprofit “meltdown” comes 72 hours before a board meeting: Everything else stops. The agenda…saadshawSeptember 21, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Board Alert! – Do your local candidates know you? Sometimes we forget that nonprofits emerge to meet needs that result from public policies and…saadshawSeptember 14, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Are you politically astute? We were informing the community and keeping them apprised of the issue. That is different…saadshawSeptember 7, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Nonprofits retool to meet a community need We as nonprofits must use our resources, relationships, and the trust we have built with…saadshawAugust 31, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Nonprofit leadership transition: how will you be judged, now or later Most outstanding CEOs think their tenure is forever. They don’t want to think about their…saadshawAugust 24, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Equity and public policy Given that so much inequity is built into systems, addressing equity through organization design or…saadshawAugust 17, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Black Philanthropy Month While we never had a career counselor or mentor sit us down to suggest “philanthropy”…saadshawAugust 10, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Influence, wealth, and power People with money give to organizations they know. Who do they know? People of like…saadshawAugust 3, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Nonprofits: How do we take care of our own? We have to be sensitive to the needs of the people within our organizations, even…saadshawJuly 27, 2020