by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 19, 2023 | Inspiration, Nonprofit, Writing
I just finished bingewatching Daisy Jones & The Six on Prime Video. I read the book on which it is based, which I thought was… fine. It didn’t knock my socks off, but it was a fun read. I thought the series I just watched was… also fine. Some good performances,...
by Lauren Brownstein | Feb 2, 2023 | Inspiration, Nonprofit, wellness
Reporters at the Washington Post recently undertook an analysis of Department of Labor statistics related to jobs and happiness. Despite the fact that these jobs have relatively high levels of danger and physical pain associated with them: Agriculture, logging and...
by Lauren Brownstein | Dec 9, 2022 | Fundraising, Inspiration, Nonprofit
As I write this post during the final few weeks of the calendar year, my thoughts turn to evaluation. This is a time of year when many organizations evaluate their fundraising success. It can also be a time to evaluate program success, board and staff success, and...
by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 27, 2022 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
The year-end fundraising season is ramping up. Giving Tuesday is at the end of November. The biggest donation week of the year is the last week in December. There are emails to draft, donor and prospect lists to pull, paper mailings to design and print, text to...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 4, 2022 | Nonprofit
Are we there yet? Who among us hasn’t taken a car ride as a kid and asked this question of the driver? When you’re little you’re in the back seat, and if you don’t really understand how you are getting where you are going, it’s unsettling...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jul 7, 2022 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Prospect Research (a.k.a. researching prospective donors) is a popular fundraising topic that can be fraught with questions: Is it really OK for me to look up and share information about a potential donor? With whom should that information be shared? With whom should...
