A Nonprofit CEO Manifesto

This one isn’t for everyone, but you probably know someone who’d like to read it. Do me (and them) a favor and send it to them. And tell me what you think.  I think this one is important, and since the economy is blowing up and won’t improve any time soon, now is a good time for nonprofits to rethink how they think about raising money. In Defense of Raising Money: a Manifesto for NonProfit CEOs I’m sick of apologizing for being in charge of raising money. I work at a great nonprofit organization that is doing great things in the world, one that’s attacking daunting problems in a powerful new way. I believe in what we do, and think that we may be catalyzing a shift in how the world fights poverty. So why did one of my mentors – someone with a lot of experience in the non-profit and public... Continue Reading