President Biden’s decision to not seek re-election completely reshuffles the race, setting up a likely contest between Kamela Harris and...

The annual nonprofit benchmarking study by M+R is an amazing resource on communicating with donors and, to quote from a 1990’s song, it...

So, you just finished your big fundraising event of the year. All the long hours. The countless details. The near disasters fixed in the...

First, I am very pleased to report that I will be providing a regular column for the NonProfit Pro website. The first one deals with the...

I wanted to share something I’m kinda proud of. Recently I was able to help a client place an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle about an...

“Things work until they don’t.” I have no idea who first said that, but it might have been Captain Obvious. In the fundraising world, we...

How many people visit your website? If they go to your donation page, do they actually give? How many visitors find you through Facebook?...

One of the most persistent carry-over effects from COVID is the damage it did to volunteer programs. A couple of recent studies bring...

If one phrase could combine dread and hope in equal measures, it would be “Redo Our Website.” I go through periods where every potential...

It was one year ago when the announcement came that a new nonprofit news outlet would come to Houston. It didn’t have leadership, any...

Proud to report that one of the leading news sources for nonprofits, Nonprofit Pro just published an article I wrote about the uses and...

2023 will not be a year for the faint of heart in the Houston nonprofit world. However, the thing we know about this sector is that,...

I wish I could remember where I first heard this saying, but it goes, “if you don’t want to be replaced by a robot, stop behaving like...

There has been a lot in the news about Americans “quiet quitting.” At its worst, quiet quitting includes workers who have completely...

Nonprofits like the idea of videos but are often skittish about deciding to make a video. Too expensive. Too much time. Too many...

A few years ago, I put together a video for an organization I headed. It was emotional. It tugged at your heart strings. We showed it at...

Planning a new website update? Let’s talk about adding meaning to your message and telling your story for donors. Contact...

Can you think of a more-high stakes fall fundraising season than the one we face this year? After two years of COVID, I can hardly...

Or Is It Tail? I live within an easy drive of Highway 69 and I-10. If I just want to go to Louisiana, I can take either route. But one...

Do you ever feel like you are spending all of your time raising money for your nonprofit, but you never seem to get ahead? Your...