Newton's Laws of Fundraising #83 - You never know who you have hiding in your mailing list!
Bruce doesn’t want to be on the board. But he will have lunch with us. That’s cool. We like lunch. So we get together with Bruce and...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #84 - Sometime's They'll Jump on the Bandwagon!
There it was. A bandwagon gift! You may have grown up believing that if you brushed and flossed every day, cleaned your plate, said your...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #85 - Handwritten Notes Still Carry the Day
"The ultimate status symbol in an era of digital communication? The written word." The headline from an online news story confirmed what...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #86 - Hiring a Development Consultant Can Be Very Cost Effective.
Why Hire a Development Consultant? WHEN AND WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HIRE A DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT? A stereotype is that development...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #87 - Fundraisers don't live in a vacuum
"I'll never give you another penny!" Fundraisers, sadly, get these phone calls from time to time. Usually it's because we forget that we...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #88 - Sometimes the Racecar Needs a Little Push
Sometimes all the racecar needs is a little push. I have a client that has been quietly doing a great job since their founding in the mid...
Newton's Laws of Fundraising #89 - Sometimes you have to get out there and make something happen
We've all been there. You've reached that place when there's no momentum anymore. Everything you have set in motion in your fundraising...