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 in my new role as a Development Director for a local Denver non-profit I was...

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 fundraiser...

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...

Nonprofit Fundraising Winter is Coming... It's Time to Start Preparing

Development professionals, nonprofit leaders, volunteers and board members, winter is coming….For...

Building a Culture of Philanthropy: Unmasking the Fundraising Process

As a development leader, one of your roles is to help your colleagues understand that your work is...

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...

Culture of Philanthropy: 5 Steps in Demonstrating Donor Engagement

I recently wrote about five steps in building a culture of philanthropy and breaking down silos and...

Building a Culture of Philanthropy: Demonstrating Why Donors Give

A few weeks ago I wrote on five steps to jump on the path to breaking down silos and creating...