It's not secret to nonprofits that fundraising is critical to the success of your mission. But, does your entire organization treat it this way? Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work? I'm thrilled to contribute a chapter in Blackbaud's newest npEXPERTS eBook, that includes 10 chapters of ideas on how create a culture of philanthropy—one in which executives, board members, accountants, marketers, and everyone in between understand the importance of your … [Read more...]
Nonprofits in the Autonomous World: Will the Bots Take Over?
What is the “autonomous world?” As Jeremiah Owyang, founder of Crowd Companies, describes it as drones, robots, chat bots, and AI. He should know, having tracked and observed the disruption caused by online technology over the past decade. We are in the middle of global disruption due to widespread mobile Internet and cloud technology, Big Data, the rise of the collaborative economy and crowdsourcing/funding. As Jeremiah points out, we are entering the next phase where robots, drones, bots, … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Imagination Gap
My colleague Brian Reich has just published a new book, The Imagination Gap. I've known Brian for over ten years and he is a brilliant strategist for executive leaders and global brands - nonprofits, startups, and political organizations. He has done a lot of work recently in innovation processes, especially to solve big social change issues. So, I was excited to dig into his most recent book and thinking. The big idea in the book is that imagination is the greatest natural resource … [Read more...]
4 Signs You Are A Burned Out Nonprofit Fundraiser
You’ve smiled through back-to-back-to-back-to-back meetings with donors and your best donor prospect just cancelled on you, and now you’ve got to finish that grant report before you can go home. It’s totally normal to feel super exhausted after a particularly rough day—but if every day is starting to feel rough, you might be close to burning out. The clinical definition of burnout is “a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, … [Read more...]
The Convergence of Social Activism, Donations, and Social Media: Episodic Giving In A Post Truth World
Here's the latest evolution in episodic giving, WeCanResist.It, developed by Allyson Kapin and colleagues, the app turns Trump's tweets into donations for social justice orgs like Black Lives Matter, Clean Water Action, National Center for Transgender Equality, etc. This newest example of rage fundraising in an era of post truth is focused on helping less high profile nonprofits that are doing important social justice work and need funding to sustain their efforts to fight for democracy. Our … [Read more...]
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