I was talking with a nonprofit leader the other day about what made her mission stand out. At the end of the conversation, she added,...

The # rule of fundraising is that urgency matters. Poverty, environmental disaster, and most of the causes that drive people to create...

Here's the latest StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter. In this edition: A lot has changed since the robber barons used charities...

On February 24th, Wells Fargo announced that it is bankrolling a Houston equity initiative spearheaded by Mayor Sylvester Turner. The...

Apparently, philanthropy was simple 120 years ago. Get robber barons to use donations to buy their way into society. New research shows...

It was late 1989. Airline ticket prices had been rising for four years and a recession was around the corner. United Airlines knew that...

By now you should know there are a few rules for social media. Don't talk about politics on LinkedIn. Don't talk about your Ex on...

This blog is part one of a hard look at nonprofits and social media. Part two will look at what nonprofits can do to improve their...

Here's a number that may change the way you think about your nonprofit volunteers: $1374. That is the average dollar value of the time a...

In our news letter last week, I shared a survey of the problems Connecticut nonprofits are experiencing with staff burnout and lack of...

Here’s your copy of the newest StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter. I would really like your feedback on whether this simpler...

Nonprofits are always looking for ways to make news. Now a new nonprofit will literally be making news in Houston. Houston Endowment,...

Mark Cuban is credited with having said, “everybody’s a genius in a bull market.” That includes nonprofit development directors looked...

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, I want to share something that we used at the youth-oriented nonprofit I headed here in Houston. Dr....

Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are one of the most controversial, polarizing issues in the nonprofit world. The first time they popped up on...

Is 2022 the year your board really starts fundraising? It won't happen unless you create a culture where they can succeed. On Thursday,...

If any couple puts their money where their beliefs are, it's Houston's Laura and John Arnold. After John Arnold retired in 2007 as...

Once again the crystal ball for nonprofits in the coming year is hazy. The sector is coming off a strong $2.7 billion Giving Tuesday, but...

Pandemic Brain – There’s a phrase that didn’t exist two years ago. Researchers say that 18 months of social distancing and uncertainty...

2022's gotta be an improvement over 2021, right? Just in case, here are five resolutions everyone should be able to keep. StoryBoard HTX...