nonprofits

2012 Social Giving Infographic

Slide05It was a very good year for social giving! A virtual high-five to a great Twitter follower John Hayden (@johnhaydon) who shared this infographic by MDG Advertising via Small Act and Annie Lynsen. Enjoy! (more…)

Top three posts

Slide01I am very grateful to have picked up some followers in these early days of writing a blog! To say I am a reluctant blogger may be a fair assessment, but as the newness wears off and I begin to find my stride, I can see this reluctancy starting to fade away. Here are my top three posts thus far:

  1. Stand Out: Pete Cooper, President of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
  2. QR what?
  3. Waking Up Full of Awesome

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Stand Out: Pete Cooper, President of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

Stand outWelcome to the debut interview of  Stand Out, an npcoach.com original Q & A series. Allow me to introduce you to my friend, colleague and local rock star fundraiser Pete Cooper, President of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.

Q: Pete, How long have you been in the development business?

A: My primary job at the Community Foundation is fundraiser. I have been doing that for 21 years. But before that, while I was in the Trust Department of SunTrust Bank, (more…)

A family recipe for board and donor engagement

Slide503 cups of Face-to-Face Visits. Over coffee or lunch, at their office and (best of all) on-site. Phone calls, emails and social media touches are all good and relevant but should be used to provide a greater context to the personal interaction. The near-entirety of your business is to build relationships and nothing comes close to face-to-face conversations with board members and donors. (more…)