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Ken Wells
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Nonprofits That Don't Share Their Accomplishments Don't Thrive
I was talking with a nonprofit leader the other day about what made her mission stand out. At the end of the conversation, she added,...
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Ken Wells
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Can Funny and Fundraising Mix?
The # rule of fundraising is that urgency matters. Poverty, environmental disaster, and most of the causes that drive people to create...
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Ken Wells
Mar 5, 20221 min read
March 4 Houston Nonprofit Newsletter
Here's the latest StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter. In this edition: A lot has changed since the robber barons used charities...
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Ken Wells
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Wells Fargo Gives $20 Million To Houston's Mayor's Equity Fund
On February 24th, Wells Fargo announced that it is bankrolling a Houston equity initiative spearheaded by Mayor Sylvester Turner. The...
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Ken Wells
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Do you know your donors?
Apparently, philanthropy was simple 120 years ago. Get robber barons to use donations to buy their way into society. New research shows...
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Ken Wells
Feb 22, 20223 min read
What Nonprofits Can Learn From One of The Best Commercials Ever
It was late 1989. Airline ticket prices had been rising for four years and a recession was around the corner. United Airlines knew that...
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Ken Wells
Feb 22, 20225 min read
Making Social Media Work For You
By now you should know there are a few rules for social media. Don't talk about politics on LinkedIn. Don't talk about your Ex on...
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Ken Wells
Feb 14, 20225 min read
Is Facebook Your Frenemy?
This blog is part one of a hard look at nonprofits and social media. Part two will look at what nonprofits can do to improve their...
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Ken Wells
Feb 11, 20221 min read
When you talk to your volunteers, is it a conversation or a monologue?
Here's a number that may change the way you think about your nonprofit volunteers: $1374. That is the average dollar value of the time a...
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Ken Wells
Feb 3, 20224 min read
Nonprofits & Burnout - Who's Helping The Helpers?
In our news letter last week, I shared a survey of the problems Connecticut nonprofits are experiencing with staff burnout and lack of...
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Ken Wells
Jan 26, 20222 min read
StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter: Donations In A Jittery Stock Market.
Here’s your copy of the newest StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter. I would really like your feedback on whether this simpler...
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Ken Wells
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Largest Nonprofit News Outlet Heading For Houston
Nonprofits are always looking for ways to make news. Now a new nonprofit will literally be making news in Houston. Houston Endowment,...
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Ken Wells
Jan 25, 20223 min read
The Economy: Don't Panic...But Don't Ignore Warning Signs!
Mark Cuban is credited with having said, “everybody’s a genius in a bull market.” That includes nonprofit development directors looked...
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Ken Wells
Jan 17, 20221 min read
MLK’s Timeless Gift For Students
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I want to share something that we used at the youth-oriented nonprofit I headed here in Houston. Dr....
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Ken Wells
Jan 16, 20224 min read
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad DAF?
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are one of the most controversial, polarizing issues in the nonprofit world. The first time they popped up on...
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Ken Wells
Jan 11, 20221 min read
Preview: New Workshop On Board Fundraising
Is 2022 the year your board really starts fundraising? It won't happen unless you create a culture where they can succeed. On Thursday,...
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Ken Wells
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Let’s Check In On Two of Houston’s Most Fascinating Philanthropists, Shall We?
If any couple puts their money where their beliefs are, it's Houston's Laura and John Arnold. After John Arnold retired in 2007 as...
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Ken Wells
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Nonprofit 2022 Outlook
Once again the crystal ball for nonprofits in the coming year is hazy. The sector is coming off a strong $2.7 billion Giving Tuesday, but...
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Ken Wells
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Are You Ready to Tell Your Nonprofit’s Story in 2022?
Pandemic Brain – There’s a phrase that didn’t exist two years ago. Researchers say that 18 months of social distancing and uncertainty...
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Ken Wells
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Happy New Year!
2022's gotta be an improvement over 2021, right? Just in case, here are five resolutions everyone should be able to keep. StoryBoard HTX...
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