By Lisa Scott This is a challenging moment for nonprofit leaders. Across the sector, fundraising has once again become the number one concern, overtaking staffing challenges for the first time…

By Lisa Scott Why Every Federated Organization Needs a Unified Giving Society Federated organizations are complex by design, with multiple sites, markets, and leadership teams.  That complexity is exactly why…

By Jeremey Cramer This month, I want to tell a story about a recent client of ours: a nonprofit that went from receiving $25k annually from a donor to $1…

By Jeremey Cramer Need to Raise Major Gifts? Don’t Rush the Ask If you’re thinking about implementing or expanding your major gifts strategy, you’re already ahead of the curve. So…

By Lisa Scott The Reality of Fundraising During Budget Cuts As we all know, in recent months major funding cuts have left many nonprofits reeling. According to The Nonprofit Quarterly,…

By Lisa Scott Every year, nonprofits across the country pour massive amounts of time, energy, and money into fundraising galas.  The planning starts months or even a year in advance,…

By Lisa Scott Strategic interactions are the heartbeat of donor cultivation and stewardship. They’re the encounters that build trust, deepen understanding, create connection, and instill a deep sense of satisfaction.…

By Lisa Scott Picture this: You’re sitting across the table from someone whose philanthropy has the potential to change the trajectory of your organization and those you serve. You know…

By Lisa Scott Have you ever walked into an initial meeting with a transformational gift prospect and felt both excited and a little unsure? You know this conversation could lead…

By Pam Sterling Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several conversations with leaders of youth-focused nonprofits about their fundraising goals. They all recognize their organizations aren’t reaching as many…

By Jeremy Cramer “There are many more important things than money…but they all cost money.” This wisdom (from Michael Brown, City Year Co-Founder and Former CEO) is wisdom we live…

By Lisa Scott It’s standard practice in transformational gift fundraising to assign a Gift Officer to every prospect. This person is accountable for shepherding a prospect through the entire Strategic…

By Pam Sterling One of the most important skills of a transformational leader is curiosity. It is also the motivating force behind achieving the seemingly impossible.  If a nonprofit is…

By Lisa Scott Six or seven-figure gifts have the power to propel your mission forward fast. But only if there is shared purpose and aligned values between your organization and…

By Pam Sterling Transformational storytelling connects us to one another by taking the listener(s) on a journey with us into the sights, sounds, experiences, and insights that transformed us. It…