How Would Steven Jobs Respond to COVID-19?
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:07:26-04:00Like you, I have been looking for pockets of inspiration during these trying times. When I first heard that we would be required to shelter [...]
G. Douglass Alexander: In Memoriam
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:07:26-04:00He held the door open for me the first time I went into a men’s room. He allowed me to see the framed letter hanging [...]
CAN A NONPROFIT RAISE FUNDS IN THE FACE OF CORONAVIRUS?
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:11:51-04:00If you work for a healthcare organization or one serving families, it may be all hands on deck in your shop. If so, then your [...]
8 FUNDRAISING TRENDS FOR 2020
Linda McNay2020-01-02T14:51:11-05:00Eight is the luckiest number in Chinese culture symbolizing prosperity. We at Our Fundraising Search are grateful to our clients and friends and are feeling [...]
6 Things Every College Student Should Know About Fundraising
Linda McNay2019-11-20T23:18:59-05:00How do you get college students up and out on Saturday morning to learn about fundraising for their charity of choice? You offer up a [...]
WHEN DONORS BECOME TRUE FRIENDS
Linda McNay2019-08-19T00:20:41-04:00You might think that a development officer isn’t really a true friend of a donor, but I disagree. I adored Mrs. Frances B. Bunzl and [...]
Is it Time to Give Your Development Officer a Raise?
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:11:52-04:00Do you have a great development officer? Has she been at your nonprofit longer than 14 months-the average tenure of a development officer? Is he [...]
Ethical Fundraising
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:11:53-04:00My husband recently asked me if I had ever been personally affected by a “me, too” moment. Honestly, in 30 years of nonprofit fundraising, I [...]
Religious Giving is Down, What’s a Ministry to Do?
Linda McNay2025-06-09T18:11:53-04:00This week I hosted a webinar sponsored by The Church Network on how churches can raise capital funds. You may be as alarmed as I [...]