Details of the CEO circus at OpenAI are not fully known. Perhaps a query into the latest version of ChatGPT might provide some answers. Time to test if artificial intelligence really knows more than we do! However, what is known is that the high stakes story of OpenAI’s leadership carousel reveals important lessons for all… Read more »
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Year End!
As the air cools and the wind blows and winter snows begin to fall (or think about falling anyway!) one thing is for sure. I will get a TON of emails from nonprofits in the next few weeks asking me for money! While year-end giving is a powerful source for good, I want to get… Read more »
Picturing Fundraising Possibilities
The vibrant difference between a photo and a movie helps explain why almost all people can be viewed as prospective donors. Fundraisers understandably are concerned when they read that just half of American households donate to nonprofit organizations, down from two-thirds a decade ago. That statistic is from a valid and highly-reliable survey that is… Read more »
Generosity Scores Again
The start of the NFL season provides an inspiring reminder of generosity as nonprofits prepare for their year-end fundraising. Damar Hamlin is back on the field, defending for the Buffalo Bills. Hamlin made world-wide news on January 2, 2023, when he suffered cardiac arrest on the field of a nationally-televised game in Cincinnati. The defensive… Read more »
Fundraising Like 2019
Never has so much angst and anxiety been caused by so much money. Causing the consternation is the recent Giving USA report announcing that nearly half a trillion dollars were donated in 2022. Despite this staggering total, ominous headlines noted that charitable giving in 2022 had declined for just the fourth time in 40 years… Read more »
Props For The Donor Pyramid
A common household tool can help nonprofits gain an appreciation for a familiar fundraising template. According to the website “Haus of Tools,” (yes, an actual website; thank you, internet!), the first hammer was created 3 million years ago when our prehistoric ancestors held rocks in their hands and slammed those rocks into other stones to… Read more »
Good Stories and Great Fundraising
During the annual fundraising dinner for a nonprofit serving homeless teens, program staff who work the streets told stories about the teens they served. One teenager entered the nonprofit’s shelter, went to school, and transitioned to full-time employment. Another received wrap-around services and other supports en route to self-sufficiency. And then there was the story… Read more »