Monday Motivation: June 18, 2017
Be bold, embrace risks, do the hard things, and just have grace. Pick yourself back up. This is a quote from Michelle Peluso, chief marketing officer at IBM, that I…
Top 10 Trends in Philanthropy #5: Branding
Branding hasn’t come up on any top ten trends list that I’ve seen, so I’m adding it to mind. Because “branding” is tossed around a lot, but without real understanding…
Monday Motivation: June 12, 2017
Every Monday, I feature a motivational quote on FundraisingWonks’ Instagram feed. I figured, “Why not start putting these on the blog?” So here we go. Truth is the only safe…
Top 10 Trends in Philanthropy #4: Get Naked
This is the fourth installment — and the one with the most provocative title — in our 10-part series, which is based on an upcoming presentation at the AFP Florida…
Top Ten Trends in Philanthropy #3: Women Donors
As a veteran fundraiser (I’ve been doing this since 1990), I find it hard to believe that the topic of women donors would appear on a top ten list. Jeez,…
Top Ten Trends in Philanthropy #2: Millennial Donors
It should come as no surprise, at this point, that the Millennial generation – people in their 20s and 30s – would make a list of top 10 trends in…
What’s Now? What’s Next? Top Ten Trends in Philanthropy – #1 The Great Wealth Transfer
Hello, dear readers. Last month I took a vacation followed by a business trip. And boy, have I been paying for it since. Sadly, I’ve not had the time to write.…
When Facebook Goes Bad
Hello, dear readers. I’m pleased to welcome our first Fundraising Wonks guest blogger: Dr. Colleen Robb, who is assistant professor of entrepreneurship at California State University, Chico. In my research of…
