All successful fundraisers have a polished and practiced one-liner.

Harvard University has 254 million-dollar-donors. Long before they gave their million, most of these donors did one thing.

The proverb conveys a powerful message about the importance of perspective and who gets to tell a story or shape a narrative.

Fundraising is participation in the miraculous! But miracles require a lot of work!

You are not a news reporter, you are a nonprofit storyteller. There is a huge difference between news reporting and nonprofit storytelling.

Like Beyoncé, audience building is your call as a visionary fundraiser!

I want to help you understand some things about international fundraising, especially with Americans.

But fundraising through naming opportunities abound for all sized nonprofits.

When a gift was accepted, fire from the sky consumed it. Jewish storytellers tell a story about the first murder in history. It is a cunning tale that illustrates something that nonprofit leaders should understand… The value of marking and celebrating first things. The story of brothers Cain and Abel is about jealousy, anger, and murder. It contrasts the gifts the two brothers made to their God. Abel brings the first and best portions of his firstborn lambs from his flock. I

Your people give you their time, talent, and treasure and now you owe them some payback. Pay them! But the currency you will use is stories!