Simone Joyaux: When You Should Fire Your Board Members [VIDEO Interview]
We had the opportunity to speak with the lovely Simone Joyaux, a nonprofit consultant, author and engaging speaker, at the AFP 2013 international...
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3 Things Nonprofit Fundraisers Need to Write Breathtaking Copy
3 Things Nonprofit Fundraisers Need to Write Breathtaking Copy “All fundraising copy should sound like someone talking.” Tom Ahern, renowned...
Andrew Watt: Nonprofits Have a Charter to Innovate [VIDEO]
We got the opportunity to speak with Andrew Watt, CEO and President of AFP at the AFP international conference today. Watt is a nonprofit veteran...
Marcus Buckingham: Nonprofit Fundraisers, Focus on Your Strengths
“Excellence is a habit for life.” So says Marcus Buckingham, prominent author, business thought leader, and distinguished speaker of the AFP...
5 Reasons to Look Forward to AFP 2013
Ah, it’s that magical time of year. The flowers are blooming, the warm weather is creeping in and AFP is just beginning. That’s right, the...
Nothing Moves Until Something Is Sold
The commercial world is moving more toward the ethos of Philanthropy in the sense that we don’t want to be sold—we want to make up our own...
The 5 Most Important Ways to Make Your AFP National Conference an Outstanding Experience
We’re less than a month away from the largest fundraising conference in the world. Here’s how you can make your AFP Conference...
3 Surprising Techniques for Nonprofit Sales and Persuasion
If you think you don’t need to know how to sell, allow me to try to convince you that all nonprofits organizations are in sales. The most important...
15 Ways to Transform Your Board of Directors into Fundraising Champions
Nonprofit boards are notoriously hit-and-miss. For example, in Jacob Smith and Trey Beck’s excellent The Nimble Nonprofit, there's a chapter titled:...
Think Twice Before Throwing a Nonprofit Event [VIDEO]
When nonprofits think quick-win fundraising, they often jump to the idea of throwing an event for their nonprofit. While many events can be great...
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