I recently finished reading Adam Penenberg’s book Viral Loop. The book focuses on technology-based businesses from the last 10 years who have grown virally. I found the book extremely thought-provoking, bringing to light observations I’d seen for a long time but never verbalized. It was a really good read. The author has offered to answer [...]
Category Archives: Nonprofit Fundraising
Has YWCA or YMCA Touched Your Life?
July 14, 2010 – 7:37 am
Nonprofits across the United States touch lives every single day. YWCA and YMCA are organizations that have been a part of all of our lives. They are epicenters in our communities connecting and helping our neighbors for generations.
I want to collect some stories about the good work of our local YWCA’s (and YMCA). Leave a [...]
Development Work Like Pastoring
July 13, 2010 – 7:12 am
We have a unique opportunity to partner with people in areas of their passion. In our culture, money is often a taboo topic, yet as fundraisers it is something we talk about often. Where we give or do not give our money often says a lot about us and what we believe in. In conversations [...]
Featured Fundraiser: John Peterson
July 8, 2010 – 5:58 am
This month’s Featured Fundraiser is John Peterson. He was recommended to me by a friend of mine Joel Lentz. If you read this blog regularly take a second to think if you know of a fundraising professional that I should feature here. I’d love to hear your nomination just send me an email. – Jason
What [...]
Administrative Fee
July 7, 2010 – 5:57 am
What is the administrative fee at your organization? Would you be considered highly efficient with an admin fee of 6% or is your operation a little bit more costly at 15%? The administrative fee concept has always bothered me. The cost of doing business is not the same across the nonprofit sector, nor in every [...]
