In our coaching work, we’ve received another wave of nonprofit leaders wanting the “next big gift.” It’s perfectly reasonable to expect results from the major gift officer or a development director you just hired. But one client had her...
Last week, executive coach John Fulwider gave a class for The Nonprofit Academy called Better Together. Based on his book with the same title, he was teaching how to build strong relationships between board chairs and nonprofit CEO’s. In the class, he said the...
A post on our sister blog FundraisingCoach.com saying fundraising problems being leadership problems really hit a nerve. And it’s no wonder. We all know charities are facing increasing external pressures from the economy, government regulation, and the changing...
Today I met with a voice coach. I figured, I take my car in for regular maintenance, so as a speaker and coach, I should get a check up on my voice. One of the things he recommended was watching this TED talk with Benjamin Zander. I just love Benjamin Zander. His...
Yesterday, our fundraising blog published a post that seems to have hit a nerve. The post is called Fundraising problems are LEADERSHIP problems. Not hammering on leaders The truth is, nonprofit leaders need to engage in fundraising. Too many think they can outsource...