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In Praise Of The Extra X

What a wonderful, energetic difference that extra X chromosome makes in our world of fundraising. As our final post for March and as National Women’s History Month nears its end in the US, Tom and I want to pay tribute to the role women play in fundraising today. And, the role fundraising has played in […]

Learn More March 29, 2013

Acquisition: The ‘Less Cost Is Best’ Fallacy

By now you’ve shown your CEO, CFO and Board the famous Dan Pallotta TED presentation — The way we think about charity is dead wrong. If you haven’t, you deserve a scolding. Here it is, and here’s why you should view it. I’m glad to see it has over 1 million views now … but […]

Learn More March 28, 2013

Make Contact!

Here’s yet another study from the commercial world that delivers the refrain: Make contact with your customers! Yeah, the study was conducted by Harris Interactive for InContact, a vested interest provider of contact center software. But dismiss these findings, which I believe apply to donors, at your peril … More than a third (68%) of […]

Learn More March 27, 2013

‘Genius’ Awards For Nonprofits

Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. This awards program is the institutional version of the well-known ‘genius’ recognition that MacArthur awards to outstanding individuals. Here are the 13 winners for 2013. American Documentary – Brooklyn, New York […]

Learn More March 26, 2013

Big Mac® Fundraising

Announcing the latest international fundraising metric: Two all-beef patties + special sauce + lettuce + cheese + pickles + onions + a sesame seed bun = 1 Big Mac® I kid you not. The Big Mac® Philanthropy Index will officially launch On April 8th. Compiled by the London-based international consultancy The Management Centre (=mc) and […]

Learn More March 25, 2013

What Is Your Nonprofit’s YouTube Strategy?

Enough already of Facebook and Twitter strategy! Better be thinking about YouTube, which just hit the mark of 1 billion monthly users! That’s almost 1 in 2 people on the internet. Its monthly audience makes YouTube the third largest ‘country’ in the world. YouTube is now second only to parent Google itself in terms of […]

Learn More March 22, 2013