by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 5, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Donor stewardship should happen every summer, even in a summer as weird as this one. While summer doesn’t officially kick off until later this month, I always think of Memorial Day (which happened about a week and a half ago) as the kickoff of summer....
by Lauren Brownstein | Apr 2, 2020 | Nonprofit, Philanthropy
I don’t typically write about current events in this blog. These are not typical times. Today is April 2, 2020. My daughter is in her room “homeschooling” (or, sorta homeschooling and sorta singing show tunes) for the foreseeable future. I am...
by Lauren Brownstein | Feb 7, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
One question – So What? – can get to the heart of why your program matters. When I was in grad school, one of my professors used to ask this question when my classmates and I were creating objectives for the educational programs and lesson plans that we...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 9, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Asking for donations can be intimidating. That’s one of the reasons that having your board members ask each other is a nonprofit best practice. I would never ask anyone for a donation without making my own donation first. I want to put my mouth where my money...
by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 16, 2019 | donation, Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Big things can (eventually) come in small packages Over the years, I have worked with many nonprofits that believe it’s not worth it to pursue smaller grants. They only want to go after the big grants (and big is a different number for every organization –...
