Meeting Your Fundraising Goals in Our New Normal

Meeting Your Fundraising Goals in Our New Normal

By Stacy Lee Gardner, Founder & CEO, My Philanthropy Team The past twelve months have taken what we have historically considered fundraising norms, thrown them into a big pot, tossed in a heaping cup of uncertainty and a pinch of trepidation, and then dumped it...
Why Asking for a Year-End Gift is a Moral Imperative

Why Asking for a Year-End Gift is a Moral Imperative

Fundraisers are sometimes accused of being prone to hyperbole. Yet to say we, as a society, have never had a year like 2020 would not be an overstatement. It seems that everywhere we turn, we can find evidence that the better angels of our collective nature have gone...
What If I’m Not As Good As They Think I Am?

What If I’m Not As Good As They Think I Am?

Five Tips for Taming the Imposter We’ve all asked ourselves this question at one time or another. Or maybe someone has asked it of us. The truth is, most of us, way down in the pit of our stomachs, have a deep-seated fear that we really don’t know as much as people...
Fundraisers! Fall in Love–With Your Database

Fundraisers! Fall in Love–With Your Database

By Christine N. Kuriah, My Philanthropy Team Every fundraising professional knows what it’s like to have a love/hate relationship with a database. With these ten simple steps maybe you, too, can find happily ever after. Security: make sure that you have checks...
MAKE AN IMPACT. PLAY SMALL.

MAKE AN IMPACT. PLAY SMALL.

True to our US culture, many business and personal development authors, gurus, and other self-proclaimed thought leaders stand on a platform and try to convince us to “think big” and not to settle for “playing small.” “Reach thousands,” they say, “Have a...

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