Meet Tom Iselin!

Your Board Isn't Working: Why a Board Retreat Might Be the Best Investment Your Nonprofit Makes This Year Most nonprofit leaders know the scene. You're sitting in a board meeting watching the sam...

5 Jun 9min

Building a Donor Pipeline BEFORE You need It! Here's a truth most development directors don't want to admit out loud: Your donor base is quietly shrinking. Not because you're doing bad work. Not becau...

5 Jun 14min

Board Retreat Blunders and Mistakes that Sabotage Retreats Board retreats are supposed to be powerful. They're supposed to create clarity, alignment, momentum, unity, and ownership. They're meant to b...

5 Jun 14min

Part 3 of 3: Ask Better, Raise More Money -- Fundraising Ask Tactics and Strategies Most fundraisers spend far too much time worrying about the "perfect ask," as if somewhere out there is one magical...

5 Jun 15min

Part 2 of 3: Ask Better, Raise More Money -- Fundraising Ask Tactics and Strategies Most fundraisers spend far too much time worrying about the "perfect ask," as if somewhere out there is one magica...

5 Jun 16min

Part 1 of 3: Ask Better, Raise More Money -- Fundraising Ask Tactics and Strategies Most fundraisers spend far too much time worrying about the "perfect ask," as if somewhere out there is one magical ...

5 Jun 15min

If you've spent any time in fundraising, you know this moment well.   You send the email, make the call and follow up—politely, professionally, thoughtfully. And then… nothing. No reply. No ackno...

6 Apr 9min

The "Notify First" Trick There's one move that can turn your ho-hum year-end appeal into a home run: notify first! Before you send a single email or stuff a single envelope, reach out to donors—by...

6 Apr 9min