Special event mania! This article below from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is a good read about galas and some tips for success. Seems today that a majority of nonprofits rely heavily on the success of special events as a primary fundraising vehicle – hoping to bring in enough funds for programs and services,
It is certainly easy now and then to get comfortable in your surroundings, especially when you are relaxing for your birthday weekend in Seaside, FL – sun, fun, family and great food abound. While reflecting on the last 49 years this past weekend, education came to mind many times. I know I wouldn’t have
Recently, I was asked to contribute a piece on leadership for our Leadership Tallahassee (LT) community. It was an honor to do so and I am super grateful to Barbara Boone (LT Executive Director), the LT staff and volunteers, and the LT experience over the years – their efforts make our community better in so
Election Day 2018 has come and gone – it was both exciting and exhausting. Congrats to the winners and thank you to all that braved the challenging path of running for office. This morning my thoughts lingered on the massive amount of money spent over the previous months to reach this point. $50 million here,
It’s Halloween, of course, and we just couldn’t let an analogy with development work pass us by without a discussion about one of the worst things a fundraiser (development person in any industry really) can do when it comes to donor relations – “Trick or Treat” a donor/client in order to get initial cultivation appointments.
We all remember the game Whack-A-Mole, right? High paced game, expecting the player to quickly identify a mole popping from his hole in time to hit it on the head before it escapes back into the hole. Miss it or hit it, the player then had to refocus their attention to where the next mole
As National Boss’s Day comes to a close, today represents the first time in almost 20 years that I am not directly leading a team. Reflecting on those years with Sunshine State Credit Union, Amsouth/Regions Bank, Southern Scholarship Foundation and TMH Foundation, I never took for granted the special role of being a player’s coach
Much more to Hurricane Michael! According to Tallahassee’s Mayor Gillum this morning, this is the largest hurricane to hit our area in over a century! We wish everyone the best as this huge storm approaches. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your families and the communities in its path. Much gratitude goes out to
