You are the CEO of a company: You, Inc. For that company to thrive, you have to invest in it. Financial planning, training, marketing... it’s all part of the big picture!

It’s Giving Tuesday! The Super Bowl of online giving. Make a gift, join the fun, and feel your heart grow. And, if your nonprofit is running a Giving Tuesday campaign, keep your expectations realistic and understand the true value of today’s engagement - listen in for more on this idea.

There is one thing you can do for your donors, volunteers, and staff that will ALWAYS be appreciated, doesn’t have to cost you a penny, and will make you feel good, too. Can you guess what it is?

Creativity does more than just help your work get noticed. When you practice creativity, you develop the skills that will help you create new solutions and confront challenges in unconventional ways.

At a small(er) organization, you’re expected to do it all. And be good at all of it. But that’s not realistic. Make choices that play to your strengths, and call in support and reinforcements for the rest.

Why I kinda hate “elevator speeches,” and what I suggest as an alternative, a better way to engage and build relationships with potential donors and partners.

Here is your asking-for-money pep talk! A few ideas to get you beyond your anxiety and doubts, so you can make the ask. You can do this!

Given the new tax laws, should you send your organization’s annual, year-end fundraising appeal at the end of the year? Or should you send it at another time, so you can stand out from the pack?

Five Important Things: a writing prompt to help you enliven your writing and bust through writers block.

What is the biggest mistake that nonprofits make when they are putting together their proposal budgets? (Other than bad math... Don’t even talk to me about bad math...)