Above: Illustration Credit Gary Waters/Getty Images Here is something you probably have known for quite some time: The increasing demand for program evaluation affects the work of fundraising professionals. In fact, there have been clues about this for more than 50 years. In 1964, David Church...

Meetings are challenging. In training leaders and participants to run better meetings, we hear about the many challenges that prevent meetings from being effective. How many of these do you encounter frequently in meetings you attend or lead? No clear agenda No clear timing for different items...

Regulation: The UK Way Soon after the new year rolled around, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May gave a major speech on her vision for the “shared society,” the government’s role within it and how to transform mental health support. The venue: the annual meeting of the U.K. Charity Commission. Excerpts...

My partner Joanne teaches an online graduate management course for the University of Maryland Global Campus. One day we were discussing her course and I got curious about some of the original basic theories of management (well, being confined because of COVID-19 might explain this discussion). I ran...

How to apply donor retention techniques to find and keep workers As fundraisers, prioritizing donor retention is second nature. We have been trained to know exactly what our current retention rates are, keeping a close eye on our portfolios and high-value donors. We run reports to segment out the...

Do your board members understand your fundraising expectations? You’ve recruited new board members, and they’ve been elected. Do they know what is expected of them in terms of fundraising? While it’s important to clarify how your organization expects board members to participate in fundraising...