Getting fired in fundraising: What’s behind it?
Fundraising professional, have you ever been fired from a fundraising job? If you’re a nonprofit leader, have you had some turnover in your fundraising staff lately? Are you trying to hire a new...
View Article6 principles of a good fundraising plan
How do you make a development plan? Read on! How do you DO fundraising planning anyway? It’s tricky! If you’ve never made a fundraising plan before, it doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are 6...
View ArticleKick the bucket list
Did you ever make a bucket list? What did it include? “Go Skydiving!” “Swim with the Dolphins!” “Get a PhD!” Notice one common denominator in all of those? Yeah. They cost money. Did Einstein ever...
View ArticleMeasuring nonprofit effectiveness and what’s next for GuideStar
Lindsay J.K. Nichols Interview recording here: [raw] [/raw] Transcript below: Mazarine Treyz: Hi Lindsay! Thanks for chatting with me today. Tell me more about what you do at GuideStar. Lindsay...
View ArticleIncredible CRISIS! Again!
Do you have unrealistic deadlines at work? Are you there past 5pm every day, along with most other people? Do you feel like it’s never going to get done? Is your work a series of crises, one after...
View ArticleKittens and thank you notes!
MT: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today we are going to be learning about how small shops can really ramp up their major gifts. Today I have the pleasure of...
View Article4 ways to find what work is most fulfilling to you
Are you wondering how to get more satisfaction from your job? Last month, we had 550 people attend the very first virtual fundraising career conference. It was a smash hit, and one of our presenters,...
View ArticleHere’s the one predictor of your fundraising success in 2016
Today I’m interviewing Heather Yandow of Third Space Studio in North Carolina about her research, the Individual Donor Benchmark Report. Mazarine Treyz: I’ve read your report and I think it’s...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Getting more major gifts with Jeff Schreifels
Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising and today I have the pleasure of chatting with Jeff Schreifels, cofounder of the Veritus Group. Also co-author of It’s Not Just...
View ArticleHow to make your fundraising team a success
After you’ve gotten a fundraising job, and moved on up, gotten that raise and done some work life balance, HOW DO YOU BECOME A GOOD MANAGER? How do you manage a fundraising team successfully? It’s...
View ArticleInterview with Ellen Bristol-What Now?
Ellen Bristol, author of The Leaky Bucket and Fundraising the SMART Way, shares in this 30 minute interview, WHY you’re not succeeding in fundraising and what to do with it. Imagine if you had more...
View ArticleInterview with Erik Anderson
If you’re a nonprofit who has been wondering how to adjust your plans with so much uncertainty, you DEFINITELY want to listen to this interview. Recently I decided that I couldn’t keep this incredible...
View Article8 Reasons to Attend the Nonprofit Leadership Summit
In just a few short days, the Nonprofit Leadership Summit will Start. If you need 8 Reasons to buy the Nonprofit Leadership Summit ticket today, here they are! Reason 1: Because you don’t have a...
View ArticleAll of the Nonprofit Leadership Ideas!
I have taken a greater interest in leadership this year. This is me teaching how to build trust, deliberately, at your nonprofit job, to the Women in Philanthropy group in Holyoke, MA, in November...
View ArticleMake Your Nonprofit Stop Bleeding Money-Interview with Pamela Uppal
How can you make your nonprofit stop bleeding money with turnover? Decent work! Read on for more on how this works! You can listen to the video, or read the transcript below. MT: Thank you Pamela Uppal...
View ArticleHere’s our Nonprofit Leadership Summit schedule
Do you want to get more major gifts? How about more bequest donors? Do you want to be not just a fundraising guru but a better leader and manager? If so, join us at the Nonprofit Leadership Summit....
View ArticleHere’s your magic wand for our nonprofit future
Fun fact- I used to work for a psychic hotline. My psychic hotline name was… Maxine Future. Pretty funny, huh? In seriousness though, this interview will help you predict the future. Really. Do you...
View Article4 big reasons why I’m not doing Giving Tuesday this year
Go on. Tell me I’m crazy. Tell me that Giving Tuesday is the most magical wonderful thing that ever happened to your nonprofit. If it IS NOT, there might be a few reasons why. Here’s why I’m not doing...
View ArticleIf Your Fundraising is Failing, Here’s 8 Reasons Why
Let me start off with a quick fail from my own life. I went over to my friend MinNefer and Nancy’s house, and we made sushi. He took out the sushi cannon and encouraged me to have a go! I screwed it up...
View ArticleMy 9 most popular posts of 2019!
What were my most popular posts in 2019? SO MANY! This year I got my act together and actually made cornerstone content, which, in case you don’t know, is where I have all of my resources about a...
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