The weirdest thing happened to me this morning... I woke up and got out of bed and my back felt kinda stiff... like I'd slept on my shoulder funny or something... and then I noticed that my breat...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2009/03/fundraiser-awakes-from-hibernation.html
We ask our donors to do (and put up with) a lot... but have you ever asked them to dress up as a gorilla and run 4.3 miles? According to The Sunday Telegraph , this past Saturday's sixth annua...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/great-gorilla-run.html
Even grizzled fundraising veterans who have been through many recessions in the past are beginning to realize this is not your father's economic crisis... someonew who has been doing this job for...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-your-fathers-economic-crisis.html
I'm too busy this week to remind readers that I told you so... instead, I'll simply point out a link to an oldie, but goodie from early July of 2008. Enjoy. And in case you aren't panicked enoug...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/told-you-so.html
It's been six weeks since Bruce E. Ivins, the alledged anthrax suspect, killed himself. However, his cremated remains are still stored at a funeral home in Maryland awaiting bizarre probate proc...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/sprinkle-my-ashes-or-else-planned.html
I'm not so arrogant to think that my story from last week finally prompted the mainstream media to pay attention to a huge story they have been ignoring ... but I am just righteous enough to remi...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/story-of-cindy-mccains-disgraced.html
If you don't know how the new Schedule G from the newly revised IRS Form 990 will effect your organization's fundraising reporting, you can now listen to a podcast with Geoffrey Peters, preside...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/podcast-on-new-irs-form-990s.html
A lot of people are being hurt by the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. As a fundraiser, I can't help but focus on the philanthropic implications. During a press conference describing the ...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-collapse-of-freddie-and-fannie.html
According to the Wall Street Journal : > Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will appear at around 30 fund-raising events > in the next two months leading up to Election Day – abou...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/30-fundraisers-in-60-days.html
Cindy McCain looked so nice in her speech at the GOP convention tonight. It's hard to believe they featured the story of how she started her own nonprofit called the American Voluntary Medical T...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/did-she-really-steal-drugs-from-her-own.html
You gotta hand it to Jerry Lewis. The "freewheeling 82-year-old showman " co-hosted the 22-hour telethon yesterday that raised a record $65 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association 's ann...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/09/jerry-lewis-telethon-tops-65-million.html
As the political world waits to hear who McCain will pick for his VP... it appeared that much discussed front-runners like Pawlenty and Romney were out. After initial reports showed that Alaska...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/mccains-major-donor-tips-off-vp-pick.html
When a bank fails and the FDIC seizes possession, most people know that individuals are insured by the government up to $100,000. There are exceptions for joint accounts and retirement accounts.....
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-happens-to-charities-deposits-when.html
When I was growing up, a local group used to raise money during my town's annual summer fair with an event called the "Daisy Drop." It's known by different names in different parts of the count...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/cow-pie-bingo-and-poop-pool.html
It seems like only yesterday when foundations and non-profit endowment managers were talking with lustful jealousy about their desire to get involved with hedge funds that could return double dig...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/foundations-and-endowments-hit-by.html
Apparently Richard Levey at Direct Magazine wasn't impressed with WNYC's recent fundraising appeal. His new column offered this scathing review: > When a fundraising appeal goes into it...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/critic-sneers-at-public-televisions.html
The Denver committee responsible for raising $40.6 million in funding for the upcoming Democratic National Convention received a lot of negative press earlier this summer when it feared they woul...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/fundraising-goal-finally-met-for.html
Shareholders reacted negatively today to news from Salesforce.com, Inc.'s disappointing outlook. Shares were down more than $10 at $55.15 (about 16%) in early trading on worries about the softwa...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/salesforcecom-offers-disappointing.html
From Fundraising Success Magazine: > " 57-year-old direct-marketing manager who works for a health > charity has been doing direct-mail fundraising for most of her > caree...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/these-are-two-most-dangerous-people.html
I tell you what... if I worked at a large national environmental group and saw that my annual calendar fundraising mailing arrived in mailboxes within days of my two biggest competitors mailing ...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/arriving-in-mailboxes-on-same-day.html
I got this press release last Friday : The Direct Marketing Association's Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) today announced that Operation Smile is the winner of its 2008 Nonprofit Organization of th...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/dmanf-recognizes-operation-smile-as.html
From the Los Angeles Times : > "His approval rating is hovering about the 30% mark in most polls, > about as low as Harry Truman's back in the day. > > But President ...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/for-unpopular-guy-he-is-one-heckuva.html
For the seventh month in a row, the good folks at The NonProfit Times have published one of my columns on their web-exclusive editorial section . This month I focused on the struggle faced by fun...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/it-aint-easy-being-green.html
There is no question that scurrilous attacks by the infamous 527 group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth helped sink Senator John Kerry’s presidential bid in 2004. However, this year a new group ...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/10000-gop-donors-are-warned-not-to.html
I've been told that Gene Austin at Convio sent out an email to clients this morning explaining that they "have chosen not to remain on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission to become a...
http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com/2008/08/convio-decides-not-to-take-company.html