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,...

WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS: Empowering Donors to Give Generously Amid Historic Inflation

by Eddie Thompson | Apr 19, 2022 | Charitable Estate Planning

In last month’s post, I dived into the economic factors that have contributed to the highest annual inflation rate in the last 40 years. Inflation is caused by a number of outside factors, many of which hinder the Federal Reserve’s ability to combat...

HISTORIC INFLATION: Strategies That Can Become a Bonanza for Nonprofits

by Eddie Thompson | Mar 28, 2022 | Charitable Estate Planning

The data from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) confirms what we are all feeling—that the cost of food, goods, and services are currently rising at 7.5%. That’s only a one-month snapshot for January 2022, but that is consistent with a 10-month trend. The latest numbers...

HARD SELL: Making the Case for Large Investments with Unpredictable Results

by Eddie Thompson | Feb 21, 2022 | Development Management

How much time and money will it take to find effective cures for cancer, juvenile diabetes, or a dozen other seemingly incurable diseases? For organizations that address social needs, what will it take to rescue a single person from an opioid addiction, eliminate...

DONOR RETENTION REVISITED: Fundraising Effectiveness Project Update

by Eddie Thompson | Jan 19, 2022 | Donor Communications

In February 2016 I posted an article entitled PLUGGING THE LEAKS: The True Impact of a 1% Increase in Your Donor Retention Rate.  Since that was almost six years ago, I thought it high time to revisit the data. Many of you are well aware the news is not good on any of...