We are wrapping up the third quarter of 2023 and it has been a tough year for most nonprofits. How tough? Take the Sierra Club, for...

First, I am very pleased to report that I will be providing a regular column for the NonProfit Pro website. The first one deals with the...

“Things work until they don’t.” I have no idea who first said that, but it might have been Captain Obvious. In the fundraising world, we...

How many people visit your website? If they go to your donation page, do they actually give? How many visitors find you through Facebook?...

I saw a recent article on the odds of winning a grant. The short answer was, “Not Good.” The author pointed out that there are 1.5...

If one phrase could combine dread and hope in equal measures, it would be “Redo Our Website.” I go through periods where every potential...

A new report that looks at the state of nonprofits in the state of Texas will be out soon. The organizations behind it have just released...

During the pandemic we saw foundations respond by: Funding more nonprofits, Focusing on programs that helped people who were struggling,...

Proud to report that one of the leading news sources for nonprofits, Nonprofit Pro just published an article I wrote about the uses and...

2023 will not be a year for the faint of heart in the Houston nonprofit world. However, the thing we know about this sector is that,...

The early numbers on Giving Tuesday are pretty amazing. The 24-hour total for nonprofit fundraising was a reported $3.1 billion. Not bad...

I wish I could remember where I first heard this saying, but it goes, “if you don’t want to be replaced by a robot, stop behaving like...

There has been a lot in the news about Americans “quiet quitting.” At its worst, quiet quitting includes workers who have completely...

Planning a new website update? Let’s talk about adding meaning to your message and telling your story for donors. Contact...

News came this week that century-old Family Houston is moving to smaller digs to adapt to changes in work schedules. The nonprofit will...

Are we headed to a recession? The question has real implications for nonprofits. An economic slowdown, a sustained bear market on Wall...

Do you ever feel like you are spending all of your time raising money for your nonprofit, but you never seem to get ahead? Your...

The bad news just keeps coming and leaders are trying to assess what it all means to their nonprofits. There's the stock market. And the...

Y’all, we’ve got to change our ways. Here is a sampling of things I have seen Houston nonprofits do: Hold events without a communications...

Last week StoryBoard HTX released a survey of Houston communications trends. One thing really caught us by surprise. The top priority for...