The Case for Support – the Key to Inspiring Your Donors
We all have a story to tell. As a nonprofit, telling that story well is…
Top Three Tools You Need for a Successful Fundraising Year
It’s the beginning of February and the year is well underway. Maybe it’s smooth sailing…
ICRF welcomes Allyson Marks Greenfield as new Chicago Director
In 2018, the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) retained Giving Tree Associates to conduct the…
New Year; New You Part II – Battling the Interruption
Two weeks ago I promised to spend January talking about New Year’s resolutions. I chose…
New Year; New You (and a Quiz)
Welcome to 2019 — and welcome back to Giving Tree’s blog. I’m going to spend…
Donor Recognition and Appreciation: Doing It Right
This month, we launched a blog series focused on the “care and feeding” of your…
Volunteer Appreciation: Eight Ways to Say Thank You
Recently, we launched a December blog series focused on the “care and feeding” of your…
The Care and Feeding of Your Team: Staff Appreciation
Recently, my team gathered round the table to think collectively about what topics would be…
Giving Tuesday–Should we, or Shouldn’t we?
Giving Tuesday is one of the most stressful times of year for fundraisers. We often…
Is it too late for a year-end fundraising campaign?
It’s early November and you haven’t started a thing. You’re tempted to skip it—but don’t!…
Stefanie Pessis Weil helps launch We Work / Rent the Runway partnership!
Entrepreneurs Say the Right Clothes Help Them ‘Demand Respect’ by Nate Howell For talent manager Erica…
Jamie Klobuchar quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business
When a cause is no longer celebre DIFFA and AIDS Foundation of Illinois hustle to…
Burning Bridges
Welcome back to our ongoing discussion about nonprofit search. In this series, I have discussed…
Amy Schiffman Serves as Featured Panelist at ACN Annual Meeting
How Nonprofits can Thrive in Challenging Times It’s a tough time for nonprofits. Competition for…
Speaker Series Event: Building Donor Connections Through Multimedia Approaches
Please Join Us For Our Next Speaker Series Event! Wednesday, October 10th Coffee and Networking at 9 am Program from 9:30 to 10:30 am Free to attend. Reservations required by September 28. Reserve online at spertus.edu/fundraisers* *This Speakers Series session is presented in partnership with the Spertus Institute for Jewish…
Preparing for the Interview
Welcome back to our series on search. In my last few posts, I discussed the…
Preparing your Resume and Cover Letter – Making the Cut
Welcome back to our series on search. In my last few posts, I discussed the…
Ready to Make the Move: Reading the Job Description
Photo credit https://edubirdie.com/ Welcome back to our series on hiring and the job search. In…