Takin’ It On the Road
I’m thrilled to share that I am going to be heading to San Diego in a couple of weeks for a workshop with YNPN San Diego on Fundraising and the Next Generation! The workshop, on August 18th from 6 – 8 p.m., will be a great opportunity to learn about and discuss strategies for engaging [...]
Theories of Working Across Generations
In my writing for Fundraising and the Next Generation I reacquainted myself with the wonderful information from Working Across Generations. While shifts towards a more multigenerational approach in the nonprofit world may slowly be under way I think the theories on the leadership gap are still relevant. The authors found a great way to break [...]
Tips for Using Causes on Facebook
The Case Foundation’s video on engaging your supports on Facebook Causes: Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
It’s Official – Vote Today!
Well, it’s official… I made it to the top 25 of young nonprofit professionals for the Stay Classy Awards. It’s really an amazing thing to be nominated and there are so many great candidates. Pardon my shameless self-promotion as I try to get everyone I can to vote. It would be great to be a [...]
Starting Your Lemonade Stand: Nonprofit Resources
I didn’t scare you away last week with my blog post, Nonprofits are Businesses, Not Lemonade Stands? Well, you’re stubborn, but if you’re going to go for it then you should know some places to start. Alright, then here we go… If you want to do this thing right then I would recommend looking at [...]
Guest Post: Multigenerational Management
Multigenerational Management: Mind the Gap by Denise McMahan, Founder of CausePlanet, where nonprofit leaders get smarter faster. One of the things I miss most about working in a very large organization was the constant variety of expertise that flowed through our offices from younger and older generations alike. You could always count on the more [...]
SVP Boulder: Diversity Through Tiers
Last week I had the opportunity to interview Jennie Arbogash who is the Executive Director for Social Venture Partners Boulder County. I was particularly interested in this affiliate of Social Venture Partners (SVP) because they recently launched a tiered partnership program to help recruit interest and partnership from a diversity of generations. As a young [...]
Why Hiring a Writing Coach Rocks
Last week, by the recommendation of a wonderful friend, I was able to hire writing coach, Amy Rosenblum to help me with Fundraising and the Next Generation. It has been one of the best things to happen to me! My friend, Kiri Westby, is in the process of writing a book herself and when I [...]
Multi-Gen Development Office Survey
There have been lots of conversations over the years about working in a multi-generational nonprofit and how to best bridge values and communication styles to serve the mission of the organization. Working Across Generations is one of my favorite resources on the topic and now I want to learn more about fundraising professionals and multi-generational [...]
Answers to Burning Questions: Next Gen Philanthropy
As I continue to diligently write draft after draft of chapters for Fundraising and the Next Generation I realize that there may be more questions from fundraising professionals about next gen philanthropy that I may not have considered. What I want to know from fundraising professionals, including boards and executive directors, is what do you [...]
