Why Can’t I Retain Good Fundraisers?
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:57:24-04:00If you work in the nonprofit field, you’ve heard that turnover rates are exceptionally high among fundraisers. Depending on which survey you look at, the [...]
What is the Right Amount to Pay a Fundraiser?
D.M. Paule2025-10-28T11:31:50-04:00Some years ago, I had a client tell me that the ideal candidate for their chief development officer would be a black woman with 20 [...]
Get Involved With National Volunteer Week
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:57:24-04:00April 18-24, 2020 is National Volunteer Week. This week, celebrated annually in many countries, shows appreciation for individuals who volunteer and promotes volunteerism in general. [...]
We’re Hiring An Intern. Here’s Why You Should As Well.
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:57:24-04:00Herman Schneider (1872 –1939) was an engineer, architect, and educator. He was also the primary founder of cooperative education in the United States and president [...]
Reflections on Women in Philanthropy
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:57:24-04:00Our Fundraising Search founder, Linda Wise McNay and I have been colleagues for ten years, although she says the experience has seemed much, much longer. [...]
Lunar New Year Resolutions for Nonprofits
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T18:02:25-04:00Friday, February 12th will usher in Lunar New Year in many Asian traditions. In the Chinese zodiac, we enter the Year of the Ox. People [...]
Transformative Leadership After the Time of Covid
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T18:02:26-04:00This January, I will celebrate sixteen years as a member of the faculty of Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. I mostly teach leadership [...]
The Path to Better Contributed-Revenue Management in Fundraising
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T18:02:26-04:00I spent the first two-thirds of my career in for-profit before jumping the great divide into the world of nonprofit. As so many nonprofit leaders [...]
Understanding and Implementing Earned Revenue Management in Nonprofits
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T18:02:26-04:00When I am meeting with the leadership of a potential nonprofit client, one of the first questions I ask is what is their target for [...]
Most Nonprofits Are Bad Revenue Managers – Here’s Why That Matters
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T18:02:26-04:00At Our Fundraising Search, we work with a lot of clients that are great fundraisers. In fact, if you have taken our course “Thirty Asks [...]