Three Foxes Consulting

08/31/2021

If your organization still has to do virtual events - or prefers to do virtual events - here's some good news from Zoom!

The new feature lets donors make a gift without leaving a virtual event. It also gives them the option to share their names and email addresses with the nonprofit receiving the donation.

03/11/2020

Foot shakes are just... no. Here's what the etiquette experts say:

We’ve even heard reports of “airshakes” during meetings and at events and to be clear this is never cool and always awkward. Here's you guide to handshake alternatives in the workplace.

01/09/2020

Interesting perspective on performance metrics. Thanks, Robert Martin, for sharing.
https://aeon.co/ideas/against-metrics-how-measuring-performance-by-numbers-backfires?fbclid=IwAR0snD14SLvPpcUe5h9va2yjRxRJfYuHTyoDA8P6d6gRJlCAAsLSMQJhec4

11/11/2019

Great new way to visualize nonprofit expenses - one that demonstrates why "overhead" isn't really overhead.

Sometimes, we need to replace one iconic image with another to get free of a persistent default mindset. So it is with the nonprofit overhead ratio—and Curtis Klotz is here to lead us in a new direction!

08/12/2019

A long time ago, I used to make the mistake of describing museums as "luxury charities." They are not. They - and all the other arts & culture npos out there - are ESSENTIAL. Here's a great explanation of why.

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08/07/2019

Worth Reading: Why Did My Grant Request Fail?

Sometimes, no matter how many trainings you take, no matter how many articles you read, no matter how many times you polish your proposal, you simply aren’t successful in your grantwriting efforts. In short, you’ve tossed the boomerang out there, but it just won’t come back.

08/06/2019

Too much pressure to meet unrealistic fundraising goals, coupled with too little pay and frustrating organizational cultures, is driving away fundraisers...Half of all fundraisers surveyed expect to leave their jobs in the next two years.

It's time for non-profit leadership to examine how they are driving away trained professionals, and what they can do to reverse the trend. And, it's time for fundraisers to practice some self-care and speak up for what we need in the workplace.

Fundraisers, what are the things that keep you in a job? What drives you away? PM me if you'd rather not comment publicly.

The job is getting harder, they say, and they feel "tremendous pressure to succeed."

07/25/2019

Nonprofit AF has to be the best fundraising blog out there, and this one. Well, the title alone made my day.

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06/03/2019

One of the sweetest major gifts I've ever seen...

Story Details - Springfield School District - SAEF