Join us for the Boulder Book Launch!
Emily Davis and EDA Consulting are excited to announce the first launch party for Fundraising and the Next Generation on March 22nd co-hosted by Front Range Source and Social Venture Partners of Boulder County. Join in for an opportunity to celebrate the release of Fundraising and the Next Generation, purchase your copy, and chat with [...]
Interview with Sharna Goldseker from 21/64
Below are highlights and a summary (not a word-for-word interview) from my conversation with Sharna Goldseker, Director of 21/64. Many thanks to Sharna and the 21/64 Team for helping to make this information available! Please share your experiences with multigenerational family philanthropy. With four generations of families over the age of 21, it is difficult [...]
Interview with Robert Egger from DC Central Kitchen & V3 Campaign
On July 1, I had the opportunity to have a dynamic conversation with Robert Egger, truly an innovator in the nonprofit arena. Below you can read a summary of the interview with Robert and check out his new projects! Robert sees himself as a kind of “futurist” in that he watches trends and anticipates basic [...]
Leadership and Turnover
Last week I had the privilege of hosting a workshop with YNPN San Diego and during the evening’s discussion the question of turnover popped up. Several people in the group asked about my perspective on young people in the nonprofit sector and high turnover – everything from moving between nonprofits to leaving the nonprofit sector [...]
Social Media for Learning Organizations
Today the world of web 2.0 and social media technologies are a great way to keep us as nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteers with our learning. One of the greatest lessons I took on from my graduate school program was the idea of the Learning Organization form Peter Senge – it’s helped me stay open [...]
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 [...]
The Story Behind How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar
Listen to why Rosetta and Trista endeavored to write How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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 [...]
