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Money Matters. Or Rather, Your Perception About Money is What Matters, Part 1

Money Matters. Or Rather, Your Perception About Money is What Matters, Part 1

Fundraising, Leadership, Self-awareness

We’ve all been there, but sometimes it really hits you that, as fundraisers, you’re asking a major donor for a large gift, the size of which is not something you would ever be able to make yourself.  I remember, early in my fundraising career asking a donor for a...
Best Ever Ideas to Improve Your Board Meeting

Best Ever Ideas to Improve Your Board Meeting

Board Development, Organizational Change, Organizational Development

“Best Ever” is our new feature at Northwest Nonprofit Notes, an article with one favorite idea from several of our contributors all on the same topic.  This month we asked our consultants to share one of their “Best Ever” ideas for improving board meetings, creative...
Customer Service – The New Super Power!

Customer Service – The New Super Power!

Fundraising, Leadership, Self-awareness

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou I admit it.  When it comes to customer service, I’m a stickler.  And when I experience poor...
How NOT To Engage Someone

How NOT To Engage Someone

Engagement/Recruitment, Fundraising, Self-awareness

During the election, I was excited to get involved and I looked for ways to connect. But it wasn’t easy. Unfortunately, my party’s local website didn’t have a lot of information about how to get involved. For example, it lacked a list of upcoming events or an option...
Inviting Donors Into the Creative Process

Inviting Donors Into the Creative Process

Fundraising, Organizational Change, Self-awareness

This article is about the need to build more time into one’s work plan to make space for the creative muses to visit. Why?  Because creative processes are both an antidote to the to the world’s problems and a fresh, meaningful way to engage our donors. But I’ve...
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