Intentional Asks for Meetings, Gifts, and Everything In Between

Whether you're asking someone to meet for coffee, make a contribution, volunteer their time, or...

Mentorship - A Reciprocal Opportunity

Watching my son, Christopher, receive his undergraduate degree earlier this month transported me...

How to Raise Millions of Dollars... Systematically

One client that we’ve worked with had an annual operating budget of approximately $1M, but the...

2023 Fundraising In & Out List

There goes another year! While 2022 wasn’t quite 2020 Part II, it was a roller coaster of a year....

Building a Culture of Philanthropy: 5 Ways to Build Your Fundraising Village

Bringing everyone together and creating a fundraising village will take work, but the increased...

Supporting Fundraisers: The Path to Growing Capacity

The development office at the Denver Art Museum is calm. With the first quarter nearly complete,...

Are You Ready to Become a Change Agent?

Here's the thing we all know: our realities move too fast. Our organizations are ever changing...

Is Fundraising Something That Happens Over There?

So, tell me, what is that you do in your department? That phrase, spoken with a bit (or a lot) of...

Five Major Shifts in Fundraising Over the Last Five Years

As Make Philanthropy Work celebrates our 5th year in business, we look back on the last five years...

Why hiring a consultant helped me succeed and keep my sanity

When I started my new role as a Development Director for a local Denver non-profit, I was confident...

How to Hire a Hell of a Fundraiser

Still with me? Good, because there are plenty of people out there who would make a great...

Time to Renovate Your Fundraising - Here’s How

How to upgrade major gift fundraising? I often use a house analogy. It works because both require...