FUNdraising Good Times Is your 2020 story real or a fantasy? Tell an honest story. Major gift conversations and solicitations need to be grounded in the…saadshawNovember 2, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Good money, bad money? Beyond gift acceptance policies Should nonprofits look at the source of a gift? What are our values? Activists and…saadshawOctober 26, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Can you ask for more than money? Many nonprofit leaders put their heart into pursuing a gift only to have the proposal…saadshawOctober 20, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times Honoring Ida B. Wells “Agitation, though helpful, will not alone stop the crime. Year after year statistics are published,…saadshawOctober 12, 2020
FUNdraising Good Times In case of emergency, who do you call? Identifying who can step in to assist during an unplanned staff departure can help ensure…saadshawOctober 5, 2020
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