
The day I was introduced to twitpic
Before I became a Blackbaudian, I managed a program for Share Our Strength called Great American Bake Sale, a national [...]

Welcome Colleen! It’s time for a guest post
What I enjoy most about my job and my blog is that I get to meet tons of cool people [...]

Before facebook… there was Friends Asking Friends
In 1999, an idea based on online greeting cards changed peer-to-peer fundraising forever. Do you ever wonder where you’d be [...]

Advocates Seven Times More Likely to Donate Money to a Cause
Did you know advocates are seven-times more likely to give as compared to non-advocates? If you’re looking for ways to [...]

Let’s Talk Marathons
A few weeks ago, I read a blog post about why marathon runners are effective fundraisers. As someone who used [...]

Seth Godin on Innovation, Failure and Why Non-profits Should Stop Operating like Businesses
Seth Godin has some firm beliefs and thoughtful insights when it comes to how non-profits can (and should) change the world. [...]

Who’s your target audience?
I usually share examples from the event fundraising world. But, I think it’s important to stretch ourselves and learn from [...]

What’s Missing from Your Ecosystem?
Interesting thought, right? Chris Brogan (Build Product Ecosystems) and Seth Godin (Your Ecosystem) got me thinking about the topic of [...]

Making Changes to Your Game Plan
Every week NFL coaches watch tons on film on their upcoming opponent and create a game plan to be victorious. [...]

Eeyore’s Guide to Event Fundraising
This post explores opportuntites to engage users who choose note to participate in fundraising events. [...]