Congratulations! You just secured a first-time gift from a major donor. You invested your time, energy, and resources into building the relationship - and it paid off. Now what? Many organizations make the mistake of...

The art of storytelling is a centuries-old tradition that has connected humanity across generations. As human beings, we crave information, connection, inspiration, and hope, and stories deliver this in a uniquely powerful way. In the world of philanthropy, telling...

With the blink of an eye, January 2022 is upon us and with the new year comes a prime opportunity for reflection, imagination, and manifestation. Many of us are already in the habit of creating New Year’s resolutions in our...

Ah yes, Spring is in the air! Bright blue skies, tiny sprouts unfurling tender leaves, and families venturing out for fresh air and a bit of recreation following months of isolation. What does this mean for our social benefit organizations? Why, it’s time for your...

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...

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...

Thud. (Just sit with that for a moment.) This pandemic has hit us like a ton of bricks. It’s derailed us from our daily routines. If we’ve learned nothing else, we know that tomorrow is not a given. The very life and death nature of the virus has demanded that we...

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...

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.

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.”