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Four villains prevent you from making smart nonprofit decisions
“If you study the kinds of decisions people make and the outcomes of those decisions, you’ll find that humanity does not have a particularly impressive track record,” claim Decisive authors, Chip and...
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Nonprofit planning: Mindset over matter
Last week I enjoyed a keynote address delivered by The Sustainability Mindset coauthor Steve Zimmerman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With smarts and wit, Steve enlightened a room of nonprofit executives...
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Amy Eisenstein’s new book about major gifts for small nonprofits
Amy Eisenstein has answered the burning question so many smaller charities ask themselves when observing the best practices of larger organizations: “Can we run a successful major gifts effort when...
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Nonprofit decisions: Complexity made clear with matrix mapping
According to a recent Nonprofit Finance Fund’s State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive...
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Giver or taker? Find out which nonprofit leadership style is more successful.
Ever wonder what makes some of your interactions successful and others failures? Give and Take author Adam Grant also wanted to know this answer so he spent 10 years of his life studying the...
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Do you have a giver or taker leadership style? The surprising truth about both.
Last week I posed the question, “Ever wonder what makes some of your interactions successful and others failures?” Give and Take author Adam Grant also wanted to know this answer so he spent 10 years...
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Emotional versus rational appeals: Which one gives you asking rights?
We recently interviewed Tom Ralser about Asking Rights, which explores the differences between emotional and rational asks. Ralser explains that emotional asks have their place at the lower end of the...
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How to make culture your nonprofit advantage
Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch is about the fragile balance between two forces on your organization—rational and emotional. Both are necessary to create a culture at every level of your organization....
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CausePlanet’s Choice Awards–Our Top Nonprofit Books for 2015
This is my favorite time of year for many reasons. One of them is our chance to look back at a great year of book choices for our readers. It’s also the hardest time of the year because we choose books...
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Find answers to nonprofit measurement questions in new e-book by Katie...
Measurement 101 for Nonprofits eBook Released by Paine Publishing Practical handbook by the co-author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit Katie Paine, co-author with Beth Kanter of the award-winning...
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Burned out on board fundraising? Get inspired by a view from outside the box
“The big secret of philanthropy is now out. Philanthropy is fun. It is joyful. It is fulfilling. It will make your life feel worthwhile in ways that few other enterprises can.” Author Ted Kort...
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What’s happening in the world of fundraising?
It’s not very often that we look beyond our own nonprofit’s backyard let alone past its international borders. Global Fundraising editors Bernard Ross and Penelope Cagney have given us a long overdue...
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Podcast: Are you ready to consider impact investing?
As Millennials move into new leadership roles, they are demanding the opportunity to align every facet of their lives with making a positive difference in the world. A new capitalism, what Ben Thornley...
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Put your own stories to work when winning others over
People tell stories all the time and don’t realize it. “This book is actually designed to help you pay better attention to the stories you tell, so you can teach, build vision, share a process or...
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Get Smarter Give-Away: Fundraising habits of supremely successful boards
We believe the best things in life are free. That’s why we’re giving you a chance to win a free copy of The Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards in our Get Smarter Give-Away. Fundraising...
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Podcast with Jim Hornickel about nonprofit negotiations
According to Negotiating Success author Jim Hornickel, people around the world have been taught for too long that every win requires a loser. Instead, he says, successful negotiations are built on the...
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When board members are lousy: Simone Joyaux has answers
Author Simone Joyaux asks these questions: “How many times have you sat in a boardroom and wished you were someplace else? How many times did your wish relate to others in the room? Maybe some...
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Distracted at work? Tune in for ways to refocus
A few books periodically capture my attention because I can’t stop thinking about them. We recently featured Dr. Ned Hallowell’s book, Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More...
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It’s the perfect time for Tom Ahern’s “Making Money with Donor Newsletters”
There’s never been a better time to enter our Get Smarter Give Away book drawing. Donor acquisition costs are at an all-time-high and retention rates are at an all-time-low. Author Tom Ahern has...
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Are you measuring up to Brooks’ advice on how to turn words into money?
Jeff Brooks’ How to Turn Your Words Into Money is a book about what fundraising writing is not and what it should be. Brooks tells you exactly what to avoid and what to try in your next attempt to sway...
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