In "The God Ask," Steve Shadrach tells the story of "a wealthy Catholic woman [who] was gradually dying of cancer. In her final months,...

In September of last year, I started working online with a fantastic group of fundraisers to prepare for their end-of-year fundraising....

I sometimes ask organizations, "On whose job description is the task of saying thank you to donors?" The embarrassed look of the leaders...

Congratulations! You kept your foot on the gas, AND YOU BROKE ALL YOUR FUNDRAISING RECORDS AT 2020 END-OF-YEAR! Yesterday the students in...

Today is THE day for nonprofit fundraising. No other day of the year matches December 31st for fundraising. I am going to give you some...

We are now in THE most lucrative week of the year, cruising toward THE most lucrative day of the year: December 31. For those fundraisers...

Today is December 29 and we are two days away from THE most lucrative day for nonprofit fundraising in the whole year! In this show/post...

Christmas is behind us and today we are officially in THE most lucrative week of the year for fundraisers!​ I am amazed at the...

Donald Miller tells two fictional narratives about getting up in the morning. One is unmemorable, and one is unforgettable! As a new...

Today I received an appeal from a fantastic organization. Their mission is incredible. Their people are awesome. The work they do is...

In the middle of a multi-million capital campaign, Adam Hamilton tells the story of one of his friends, Jim, who took a group of pastors...

Cooper Green Hospital patients are primarily African-American. Their doctors are mostly white. The doctors ask, “Taking your meds?” and...

In a scene from The Simpsons, Bart says grace at the family dinner table. "Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for...

Why would great leaders need to clearly define a world where their organization or mission is no longer needed? BECAUSE THAT IS THE ESSENCE

In the 1980's we tossed our trash out very unmindful of where it would end up. Landfills, designed to isolate municipal wastes from...

Anytime your donors tell the story of your mission and its impact, you should use it! Marion Medical Mission apparently monitors its...

A few years ago, the Yankelovich Partners conducted a national poll that asked, "If you could get a direct and immediate answer from God...

Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, Dale Carnegie would get up at three a.m. to feed the pigs and milk his parents' cows before...

An overemphasis on money will hurt you. Imagine yourself leading a dream organization where you have a billion-dollar budget. Resources...

Jewish storytellers tell of an incident early in their history where two brothers brought gifts to God. It was the custom that, if the...