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October 3, 2019

Maxie Carpenter Development Systems International

Maxie Carpenter Has a New Take On Nonprofits

Maxie Carpenter and Development Systems International have a new take on nonprofit leadership. Maxie asks the question, NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP: EFFECTIVE OR EFFICIENT?” Effectiveness has always been a driver of Leadership and nonprofit success, particularly since Peter Drucker formulated the rules and required habits of thought in 1967’s The Effective Executive. This book had an enormous impact on all kinds of leaders in all kinds of sectors, not just the for-profit marketplace because Drucker identified that doing the […]

October 7, 2019

Positive Solutions – Tell a Better Nonprofit Story!

Positive Solutions’ core philosophy reminds me of American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist Dan Pallotta and his famous TED Talk that rippled through the charitable sector and had every nonprofit veteran executive nodding their heads in a resounding, “YES,” including me. It was aptly titled, “The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong.” In his famous talk, Dan argued that there exists a double standard between the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Especially in the […]

October 18, 2019

Little Green Light – Donor Management With Integrity

As an early adopter of Little Green Light and now a long-time Little Green Light Staffer, I love having the opportunity to share how our donor management system can truly impact fundraising outcomes for hard-working, small nonprofit organizations. But what I love even more is the fact that our users are just as passionate about using Little Green Light as I am and often go out of their way to share their experiences with others. […]

October 26, 2019

Lending Tree Says, “American Generosity is Unprecedented”

Lending Tree performed a recent survey further confirming that the U.S. has been the most generous country in the world for nearly 250 years and over 60% of Americans say they’ve donated to charity; 34% did so more than once. (See Jimmy LaRose’s 2018 Charitable Giving Soars Thanks to Tax Reform to learn more.) Lending Tree surveyed over 1,000 Americans to get a better understanding of how often Americans donate, who they’re donating to, and […]