FUNDRAISING REQUIRES INVESTMENT
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Fundraising has a cost. While most businesses are slated to wait at least two years to turn a profit, most nonprofits look to fundraising programs,...
View ArticleDOES YOUR BOARD RUN ON OPINION OR RESEARCH?
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Have you ever been in a board meeting and heard: 1. We’ve been through this before… 2. I think it would be great to… 3. Other organizations are doing…...
View ArticleTHE SOUL OF A CITY
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership The soul of a city is a curious thing. It’s all about the experience. It’s all about invigorating the future. But is a transformational identity...
View ArticleTHE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR BOARD*
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership When I think of the time I’ve spent serving on boards, most of it was frankly, boring. Organizations tend to bog the board down with mundane details,...
View ArticleTARGET AUDIENCE DIES
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Many of us learned in marketing to send out information to a “target audience” and focus on their needs. However, as social media and tools of...
View ArticleNETWORKING AS AN ALIEN
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership At an event recently I walked up and joined a group who proceeded to look at me as if I was an alien. Of course relocating from New York to Milwaukee...
View ArticleFIREPLACE SPARKS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Any nonprofit or corporate leader knows the feeling of being confronted with a problem that has limited solutions. Whether it’s a lack of staff,...
View ArticleRETENTION AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Engaging clients is critical in both the nonprofit and corporate world. At the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference this...
View ArticleFIVE STEPS TO BUY-IN
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership As I lay on the floor at a “Gong Bath” recently I thought about how new adventures can help us work more effectively. But new initiatives need buy-in....
View ArticleFUNDRAISING MADE EASIER
PETER ZEHREN | Nonprofit Management and Leadership I recently read a CEO white paper on the transformation of sales in the past ten years from informing customers to more of a pre-qualified close. The...
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