DONORS AS YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS: Cultivating Habits of Great Fundraisers

by Eddie Thompson | Jan 24, 2023 | Donor Communications

BOB GOLOMB is Sales Manager at the Flemington Nissan dealership in central New Jersey. Wearing his wire-rimmed spectacles and dark conservative suits, he looks more like an accountant than a car salesman. There’s nothing slick, flashy, or contemporary about Golomb....

MANAGING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: Baby Steps to a More Productive, More Effective Nonprofit

by Eddie Thompson | Oct 13, 2022 | Development Management

The world has changed radically in the last three years, and it’s showing few signs of returning to business-as-usual in the near future. Some of our traditional operating systems may never come back. To list only a few of the unexpected: 1) the economic impact of...

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION:  Leveraging the Impact of Every Donation

by Eddie Thompson | Aug 8, 2022 | Development Management

Natalie Walker serves as East Coast Director of Communications for Apartment Life, a nonprofit located in all 50 states, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Before joining the Apartment Life team as a coordinator, Natalie worked at two other nonprofits, each with very...

MANAGING GENEROSITY: When Donors Feel It’s Time for a Giving Audit

by Eddie Thompson | Jun 13, 2022 | Charitable Estate Planning, Donor Communications

Tevye, the blacksmith in Fiddler on the Roof, dreamed about being a wealthy man. “Oh, Lord, you made many, many poor people. I realize, of course, it’s no shame to be poor, But it’s no great honor either! So, what would have been so terrible if I had...

LEADERSHIP CONTINUITY: Retaining Top Talent Amid the Great Resignation

by Eddie Thompson | May 16, 2022 | Development Management

There have been some monumental changes over the last two years, among the most significant is the labor shortage at all organizations (for-profit and nonprofit). It was first described by Anthony Klotz, Associate Professor of Management at Texas A&M University,...