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The Insanity and Stupidity of Ignoring and Offending Women

Women are both a powerful and growing force for growth in giving. So, why in the world do so many organizations stick to “best practices” of 40 years ago when a greater proportion of donors were men? Maybe because too many nonprofits are led by out-of-touch men… maybe because changing old habits and processes takes […]

Learn More October 30, 2019

Gender, Race and Fundraising Myths

Fundraising Land is filled with myths. Like… …” immigrants don’t give” …” race matters when it comes to giving” … and on and on. I’m sure you’ve heard a dozen more. Unfortunately, without data it’s difficult to separate myth from fact. Fortunately, we now have an important study—the first to explore the intersection of race, […]

Learn More October 28, 2019

My Hero

Courtesy of Imgur.com/Democats.com Roger

Learn More October 25, 2019

Evolving Our Nonprofit Language

When something new comes along, it goes through fuzzy stages of naming: We don’t know what to call it. Early names for our wired digital experience were “information superhighway” (peaked in 1996, according to Google nGram) and “cyberspace” (peaked in 2000). Early references to the car/automobile included autokenetic, autometon, buggyaut, motorig, and truckle. We define […]

Learn More October 23, 2019

Here’s To The Crazy Ones

The Asch conformity experiment is famous enough to have its own Wikipedia page. Students were asked which of three lines matched a fourth line in length. Super simple – less than one percent error rate. Until you put the student with a group of fellow students (actually actors) all saying the wrong answer. Then, 75% […]

Learn More October 21, 2019

Online Symposium Part 3: What did we learn about empathy?

Remember the last time you were with a loved one who was feeling sad or hopeless? Most likely, you also felt a bit sad, in other words, you empathized with them. But did you know there are two different forms of empathy? Emotional (affective) empathy is all about sharing another person’s feelings and building an […]

Learn More October 18, 2019