Category Archives: Fundraising

Fundraising Decisions and Transparent Engagement

As I noted in yesterday’s post, Dimitri’s and my decision to immediately begin running Creating the Future full time means we need to start fundraising, and fast!   (Truth is we probably needed to start fundraising months ago, but starting now will just have to do…) And so, given that it’s the end of the… Continue Reading

Beginner’s Mind for Fundraisers

An organization Dimitri and I love is about to die. Everyone says it is a casualty of the economy. We know that is not true. Even when times were good, the ABC Group was struggling. And so five years ago, when we were teaching an earlier version of our “Building Engaged Support for Your Mission”… Continue Reading

Finding Great Clients (or Donors. Or…)

One of the 2010 goals for the Community-Driven Institute is to aim the dialogue in this sector more towards what is possible than what is wrong.  As part of that effort, we facilitate a monthly Twitter chat for consultants to Community Benefit Organizations.  Every month, consultants from all over the world share their wisdom and… Continue Reading