Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Yesterday my new books arrived at my doorstep, Raise More Money from Your Business Community. It’s always a relief to see the finished product arrive after months, or years, of work. I think this book has been in my mind for more than twenty years so it was really a rewarding experience to get it down in black and white. Coming from a business background myself, this topic has always been near and dear to me, and my hope is that the publication of this book will lead to an increase in corporate giving, pulling it out of that small minority of 5 percent of all philanthropic giving in the United States. My hope is that we will see that number rise to 10 percent because nonprofits will have learned how to better approach businesses in their communities.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Has your organization broken out of the grant writing, event planning, and direct mail mold? Have you tried (with success or failure) to fundraise from individuals?

If so, I’d love to hear from you. I’m currently collecting stories from executive directors, fundraising professionals, and board members to include in my third book to be published by CharityChannel Press. The stories should focus on your experience (or lack thereof) getting started fundraising from individuals in a personal, face-to-face way.

Please help your fellow fundraisers learn from your real-world successes, as well your failures, challenges and frustrations. I want to hear about them all!

Monday, January 23, 2012

I am thankful for CharityChannel Press, the publishing project of the CharityChannel professional community. Stephen Nill has been extremely supportive, not only as an editor, but also a confidante and friend. I have also been able to meet so many other people I would not have otherwise known: fellow authors Amy Eisenstein, Kent Stroman and Linda Lysakowski, to name a few.  So, feel free to contact me with questions about authoring YOUR book, comments or just to say "hi."  I look forward to meeting you.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

To help you get to know the CharityChannel Press authors better, we've just re-dedicated our blogging system to our authors and editors. They will be regularly blogging, including sharing their experiences in becoming published book authors as well as talking shop on subjects within their professional expertise.

Monday, January 09, 2012

Since this is a blog by authors and editors of CharityChannel Press, I thought it would be fun to write about the improbable journey that led to creating this book. Here is how You and Your Nonprofit came into being.

Monday, December 12, 2011

A sure sign of a healthy, vibrant professional community is the energy of its members in launching writing projects. I thought it would be interesting to talk about a couple of them.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

I am pleased to report that the latest book from CharityChannel Press, You and Your Nonprofit: Practical Advice and Tips from the CharityChannel Professional Community is almost ready for the printer. At 500 pages, and with 43 contributors, 15 members of the peer review team, and two hard-working editors, this has been an example of CharityChannel at its finest.