Get Ready to Tee Off!
By: Katie MacKenzie, Project Coordinator This year I had the privilege of attending a little golf tournament known as The Masters that takes place each year in Augusta, Georgia. For someone who is really not a sports person, I surprisingly really enjoy watching golf. I know. It’s weird. The day that I attended this yearRead More Get Ready to Tee Off!
The Compelling Case: “1st in the Key 3”
By Mark Belcher, Partner In the immortal words of our founder, Mrs. Leonard (Be) Haas, “every organization needs a good case, strong leadership and a winning strategy.” Simple, right? Well it would seem that those three items are a given and many organizations have some combination of the “Key 3”. It’s not surprising that theRead More The Compelling Case: “1st in the Key 3”
Revolving Doors
By: Jerry W. Henry, Partner Revolving doors are helpful….except when they are not! In the winter, revolving doors enable us to get inside the warmth of a building lobby in a fairly quick fashion without letting the blustery cold air blow through behind us. But, there are times when I’m either carrying a large briefcaseRead More Revolving Doors
Knowing/Not, Assuming/Not, Listening
By: David T. Shufflebarger, Senior Partner We know from the good work done by the Giving USA Foundation that giving tends to correlate most strongly with the stock market, that the market is off to its worst January start since 2008, and that its January performance, known as the ‘January effect,’ often correlates to howRead More Knowing/Not, Assuming/Not, Listening
How to Dissuade a Donor in 5 Easy Steps
By: Heather H. Thornton, Project Manager The holidays tend to bring out my more magnanimous side, and I made a donation to a couple of charities in December. The organizations to which I gave are lesser known, and I chose them based on how the work they are doing resonated with me and my values.Read More How to Dissuade a Donor in 5 Easy Steps
“Hello, It’s Me”: Development Advice from Adele
By: Elizabeth Smith, Project Coordinator Maybe Adele worked in development and fundraising before becoming a star because her new song “Hello” has some great advice for those of us in the development field. “Hello, it’s me, I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet to go over everything.” Even cold prospectsRead More “Hello, It’s Me”: Development Advice from Adele
Advisory Groups: Fundraising’s Flux Capacitors
By: W. Milton Key, Jr., Partner In recent days, many of us were reminded of the pop culture significance of October 21, 2015, as the destination date for Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown, in the film Back To The Future II. Whether it’s time travel or the search for resources to sustain and growRead More Advisory Groups: Fundraising’s Flux Capacitors
AmazonSmile – Passive Income for Your Organization
By: Jarrad Howard, Campaign Strategy Studies Coordinator As a board member myself, I know how easy it is to focus 100% of your attention and energy on your donors and securing funding for your mission – through individual and corporate/institutional donations. While it is time and energy well spent, it is VERY time and energyRead More AmazonSmile – Passive Income for Your Organization
Campaigning Your Mission
By: Jerry W. Henry, Partner Have you noticed that the political season is in full swing? How could you miss it? It seems that the candidates for President of the United States are showing up everywhere! They are carrying their messages directly to the people and trying to help individual voters feel a close personalRead More Campaigning Your Mission
Working Your Way Through Conflict
By: Nancy E. Peterman, Partner Development officers are often the delight of any social occasion. Trained to facilitate conversations, we are masters of putting people at ease. As skilled as most of us are in smoothing over moments of awkwardness or tension, there is the infrequent blip on the radar screen where an encounter becomesRead More Working Your Way Through Conflict
