In their book, Simply Strategic Volunteers, Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens tell of a frigid day when their church paid for and received four...

Harvard University has 254 million-dollar-donors. Long before they gave their million, most of these donors did one thing. They gave a...

Jewish storytellers tell about the first murder in history. It is a cunning story that illustrates something the Jewish culture values...

One of the most segregated parts of our day in high school was lunchtime. In the school lunchroom: - All the black kids sat together -...

In his book, Influence, Robert Cialdini tells of mother turkeys who respond, almost machine-like, to one specific trigger. These turkey...

Your "About" page is often the most visited page on your website or in your promotional material. And, on your website, it often has the...

In the story No Country For Old Men, Sheriff Bell tells about a dream he had of his father. Riding past him in the cold, snowy winter, "I...

Most fundraisers believe they have to convince donors to give to their organization. But, asking donors to give to your organization or...

What happens when someone gives to you electronically? Perhaps they read an email where you told a story about a life changed because of...

Each year as I receive contribution statements from the charities that I supported in the previous year, I am always surprised. As I open...

When I ask people what they think most charities and churches do when someone gives for the first time, they are always floored. Maybe...

When my daughter was young, a family friend gave her a birthday present. She was so excited to open her gift. She was expecting a toy,...

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...