I received this question via email this morning, and it made me smile. First, the message: In today’s world, is an annual report of the traditional kind important for nonprofits? Smaller as well as larger? We are debating how much money and staff time to put into some kind of publication – we haven’t done… Continue Reading
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4 Steps to Move from “Doing” to “Being”
It is hard to get through a whole day anymore without seeing Gandhi’s words: “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” Ask folks why they admire the quote, and you are likely to hear warm words about the work they are doing to create a better world. But Gandhi did… 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