Raise Money for Your Cause

Are You Hoping for a Gloomy Day?

by Pam McAllister

Even smart, sophisticated folks often assume that the best way to get people to support an organization or cause is to play on “negative” emotions. But if you’re thinking long-term, you’ll want to take a different approach.

[click to continue…]

What Could Bold Money Do For Your Cause?

by Jim Lord

This 3-minute video interview with Bob Rogers, philanthropist and former Chairman of the Kauffman Foundation and Americorps, shows how a bold leadership gift, shaped for the maximum influence, will lift your cause to a level that has seemed impossible.

[click to continue…]

Who Else Wants More Than Traditional “Market Research”?

by Jim Lord

Marketing can provide some powerful tools, but genuine social innovation calls for different ways of working that release the power within people. They already want to do big things, and are just waiting for you to lay the road to make it possible.

[click to continue…]

Raising Big Money for Your Cause in “These Times”

by Jim Lord

Timely big-picture thinking, especially if you’re gearing up for a capital campaign or other large initiative.

[click to continue…]

Let’s Get You Moving Toward Inspired Strategy

by Jim Lord

You have more than just an abstract answer to people’s fears and doubts — you have living proof that there’s a way forward. And you can use that to distinguish yourself and your cause.

[click to continue…]

Has the Recession Changed What We Value?

by Jim Lord

TIME magazine reports: “The recession has changed more than just how we live. It’s changed what we value.” What an unprecedented opening for people like you to inspire others and draw attention to what truly matters.

[click to continue…]

It’s Time to Regain Your Confidence

by Jim Lord

Did you catch this headline: “The recession is over, but not for charities”? Followed by: “it will be some time before the sector regains its confidence.” Well, that may be true for some, but it does not have to be true for you.

[click to continue…]

The Largest Contribution in Your History

by Jim Lord

In and around every organization there’s a tacit agreement about how much money is appropriate for people to invest in it. To break out of the restrictions — which I say are entirely arbitrary and self-imposed — you want to create a new understanding of your organization’s worth.

[click to continue…]

How to Find the Stories That Inspire Others

by Jim Lord

More useful insights from my conversation with Judi Cantor, who facilitates philanthropic collaborations between donors and the likes of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the American Museum of Natural History, and now the Children’s Museum of Boston (where she serves as VP for Development) …

[click to continue…]

One of the Most Powerful Things You Can “Not Do”

by Jim Lord

I think you’ll be interested in a little story I just heard … about the surprising things that can happen when we stay grounded in our own sense of appreciation. (And when we don’t allow what’s going on around us to draw us off balance.)

[click to continue…]

← Previous Entries

Image source