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Creativity & Competition!
Engaging breakfast meeting this morning with the Passkeys Foundation, talking about ways to grow corporate involvement with nonprofit...

Chris B.
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Board Fundraising Tools: 2 Easy Steps
For a nonprofit organization, board giving can be a tricky topic. How much should they give? Can they bring their friends to the...

Chris B.
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Don't Forget to Make Time For Stewardship
The post-it note in my notebook reads “LN post – Valentine’s Day – message to leaders/funders” Today, on the 15th of the month, I read...

Chris B.
Feb 15, 20231 min read


What Your Board Members Want vs. What They Need
Your board members can be champions for your cause, but only if you give them the right tools. Board members don’t need to be experts....

Chris B.
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Getting the Most from Board Giving
Fundraisers - let’s talk about board giving. 🎁 Your board loves your organization. ❤ Your board wants you to succeed. Your board members...

Chris B.
Feb 2, 20231 min read


Goal Setting & Board Direction
Setting - and reporting on - fundraising goals is about more than tracking progress. Your goals and your measurements help to tell a...

Chris B.
Jan 18, 20231 min read


The 3 Most Important Fundraising Metrics
Once, I was given a fundraising report to share with a board committee. The report was a full page - margin to margin - and was closer to...

Chris B.
Jan 15, 20231 min read


The Problem with Success
A key lesson in goal setting came from my first job after college. I was a reporter for the Orange County Business Journal – grateful...

Chris B.
Jan 15, 20231 min read
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