New Year, New Web Design Trends
Observations about how web design has evolved over the last decade to be flatter, bigger and simpler, all making it easier to translate into a mobile experience.
The Changing Face of School Funding
The world of K-12 education is in great flux right now. Thousands of independent schools are struggling with tuition levels [...]
You Kids Stay Outta The Spam Folder
Stay out of the spam folder by employing these techniques. [...]
How are you going to handle your next fundraising set back?
We all go through tough times, but how you handle adversity is what truly matters. Last week, I had the [...]
Are you ready to write it down?
A few weeks ago, on Connection Café, I shared my belief that fundraising and weight loss are kindred spirits. The [...]
Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits
At last year’s Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits, Allison Nassour and I presented to a full room on the topic of [...]
Mission Statements That Matter
Why is our industry plagued with so many terrible mission statements? You know the ones…they include meaningless words like “outreach” or [...]
Apples, Honey, and End of Year Fundraising
Break out the Manischewitz …. or apples and honey, it’s time to ring in the new year! I know what [...]
Keys to Following Up with Disaster Response Donors
I’ve been following the fundraising response to Japan very closely and so I was very pleased to be able to sit down with Katie Beth DeSchepper of StrategicOne earlier today. Convio acquired StrategicOne earlier this year, and they have done significant analytics on disaster donations with some hefty data sets to look at, so Katie Beth had some excellent suggestions. [...]
It Takes Two to Table
Don’t tell anyone, but there was a time in my life when I didn’t know what “tabling” was. I was [...]
