Philanthropy reflections and fundraising resources for the nonprofit sector
I'll preface my review by disclosing I personally believe that the public, private and non-profit sectors serve as a system of checks and balances between one another. As a result I am not in favor of cause marketing because of how it blurs the … [Continue reading] about Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding – valueable, but not for obvious reasons [Book Review]
My wife, an apologist for how non-profits would be lost without development operations, was stressing to me last night the role gift acceptance policies have on influencing organizational culture. Noting the validity of her perspective, I … [Continue reading] about Being Deliberate About Non-profit Organizational Culture
Yet another member of the front-line fundraising team at my organization is departing for a position at another institution. So, as we've done in the past, the team gathered last night to bid farewell to Sharon -- a valued colleague, trusted … [Continue reading] about Reconsidering the Titles We Give Professional Fundraisers
I'm currently on vacation so, the past couple days, I've been working my way through Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising by Janice Gow Pettey. As I read her book, several questions keep coming to mind. Anybody that really knows me will appreciate … [Continue reading] about Questioning Diversity in Fundraising
CFRE International sent me an E-mail yesterday announcing two revisions to the policies for initial and re-certification. I wasn't able to locate this announcement on the CFRE website so here is the information for anybody considering to obtain this … [Continue reading] about CFRE Updates Certification Requirements