For many us, the rate of change is incredible, both personally and for our organizations. How we deal with this change determines if our organization remains sustainable over both the short and longer term. So let’s review what your stakeholders want from organizations. By focusing on what they value I…
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Remembering Dr. Stephen Covey
The world lost a great man yesterday. Dr. Stephen Covey was one of the most optimistic people I knew. He saw the potential in people and created systems and processes that could help anyone become more effective. Many of the other psychologists I met said he wrote pop psychology and…
Continue Reading....What’s Your Mission?
For many nonprofits leaders, today is a challenging time. How do they fund their activities, share their message and decide where to invest their time and resources? For many, it seems like every day brings a new decision or challenge. How do you decide what to do and, just as…
Continue Reading....Leading the Next Nonprofit Revolution
How do you lead in an uncertain future? Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” For us working in the nonprofit world I think we may be overdue. As we celebrate our July 4th holiday I would like to challenge your thinking on what the future may…
Continue Reading....How to Find Your Next Big Donor
How do you attract the best donors to your nonprofit organization? The right donor can help an organization change the world. The wrong donor can cost you valuable time, resources, and reputation. Here’s why I’m qualified to share a key donor development system. I’ve spent the last 25 years working…
Continue Reading....Motivation – Let your team inspire you
I believe true motivation comes from within. It’s the internal desire to want to do something. Outside influences like fear (you’re fired) or greed (bonus money) last only so long. Therefore it’s not in my power to motivate others. I can encourage and attempt to inspire but I can’t make…
Continue Reading....How to Share Your Way to Social Media Success
If you’re a nonprofit and you are not using social media, you may be missing a key ingredient to developing stronger relationships with your key stakeholders. It might seem obvious to you, my reader of my blog, that social media is critical to your organization’s long term success in sharing…
Continue Reading....Three Keys to More Successful Fundraising
This week, we start talking about fundraising and how you maximize your effectiveness being a fundraiser. I’ve been fortunate enough to know many great people who are highly effective at fundraising. What’s really interesting is when you first meet them, you find they have very little in common. They don’t…
Continue Reading....Hulk Will Smash and Other Great Marketing Secrets!!
The recent success of The Avengers has got me thinking about what elements we might use to help our writing get and keep our stakeholders engaged in our causes and, ultimately, our organizations. I will share what Stan Lee’s been doing to engage his readers and viewers for over 50…
Continue Reading....Does Your Nonprofit Marketing Need Heroes?
In my last posting, I talked about how Stan Lee can help you create better stories by adding drama to your storytelling style. In this posting I’ll share with you how Stan Lee has created many modern heroes with his writing. How did Stan Lee and his artistic teams keep…
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