Many of us tell ourselves and each other, “next year will be different. It will be better.” And we believe it will. We believe hoping and saying that it will be so might be enough but for anything to be ‘different’, we must change our approach or we risk achieving the same results.
Read MoreWe are inundated each time we read, watch or listen to the media with messages of gloom and doom. Before you despair of any hope for mankind, here is some (true) news that tells a different story.
Read MoreWomen have always given of their money and their time — but as fortunes for some of them increase, do they donate to different causes or use alternate methods than their less affluent sisters?
Read MoreWe, as nonprofits and fundraisers need to adjust our approach with respect to cultivating and stewarding female donors.
Read MoreDo men and women place different priorities on social issues; do they support the same causes; is there a difference in how they distribute their giving across charitable sectors?
Read MoreNonprofits and fundraisers need to understand how and why women may make decisions differently than men, and tailor their approach accordingly.
Read MoreWomen have always been actively involved in philanthropy, but to what extent? A new movement is brewing — and nonprofits should be paying attention to it.
Read MoreIn this time of change, is the definition of philanthropy evolving too? Are the sacred cows that organizations hold near and dear to their hearts still relevant?
Read MoreGalas, year-end appeals, yearly campaigns, programs and events that are repeated annually. What are your sacred cows?
Read MoreThis group of new philanthropists is concerned — they perceive many not for profits as inefficient and ineffective, slow and unresponsive.
Read MoreThere’s a great deal of conversation occurring about how millennials have different wants and needs as donors, employees, customers and so on. Is this true?
Read MoreI’ve always wished I had the confidence back then to stand up to this group and call their behaviour what it was. Sexual harassment.
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