by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 4, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit, Writing
Picture this: You’re meeting with a potential donor (It could be an individual donor, or it could be a foundation representative.). The meeting is going GREAT. You understand each other. Your organization’s work is in alignment with the potential...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 24, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Take Your Horse to the Old Town Road: What the Evolution of the #1 Song in the World Can Teach You about Management and Fundraising If you have a teen or preteen in your life, or you listen to pop radio, or you live on planet Earth, you probably have heard the...
by Lauren Brownstein | May 10, 2019 | donation, Fundraising, Philanthropy
Asking for a Donation – You CAN Do this! For many of us, asking for a donation is the last thing we want to do. It feels uncomfortable. It feels pushy. It feels intrusive. Or, as my middle school daughter might say, it’s “cringy.” These feelings are natural. In our...
by Lauren Brownstein | Apr 16, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Ask Better Questions If you work or volunteer in the nonprofit world, you’ve probably heard that old-school advice: If you are going to do outreach for your charitable organization (whether you are raising money, forging new partnerships, generating good PR,...
by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 12, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit, Philanthropy
Connecting with the Right Kind of Donors in the Right Way I recently listened to a great episode from NPR’s TED Radio Hour podcast. The episode, “Wired for Altruism,” features TED Talks that explore questions like: Are certain people biologically pre-conditioned...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 14, 2019 | Fundraising
In 2018, I finally started to get my nutrition back on track. I am a new-ish mom – my daughter, whom I adopted from foster care, came to live with me four years ago – and like a lot of new parents, my fitness and nutrition is not what it was pre-kid! I wasn’t...
