Nonprofits & Burnout - Who's Helping The Helpers?
In our news letter last week, I shared a survey of the problems Connecticut nonprofits are experiencing with staff burnout and lack of...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 26, 2022
- 2 min
StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter: Donations In A Jittery Stock Market.
Here’s your copy of the newest StoryBoard HTX Houston Nonprofit Newsletter. I would really like your feedback on whether this simpler...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 26, 2022
- 2 min
Largest Nonprofit News Outlet Heading For Houston
Nonprofits are always looking for ways to make news. Now a new nonprofit will literally be making news in Houston. Houston Endowment,...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
The Economy: Don't Panic...But Don't Ignore Warning Signs!
Mark Cuban is credited with having said, “everybody’s a genius in a bull market.” That includes nonprofit development directors looked...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 17, 2022
- 1 min
MLK’s Timeless Gift For Students
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....
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Ken Wells
- Jan 16, 2022
- 4 min
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad DAF?
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are one of the most controversial, polarizing issues in the nonprofit world. The first time they popped up on...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
Preview: New Workshop On Board Fundraising
Is 2022 the year your board really starts fundraising? It won't happen unless you create a culture where they can succeed. On Thursday,...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Let’s Check In On Two of Houston’s Most Fascinating Philanthropists, Shall We?
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...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Nonprofit 2022 Outlook
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...
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Ken Wells
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Ready to Tell Your Nonprofit’s Story in 2022?
Pandemic Brain – There’s a phrase that didn’t exist two years ago. Researchers say that 18 months of social distancing and uncertainty...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
Happy New Year!
2022's gotta be an improvement over 2021, right? Just in case, here are five resolutions everyone should be able to keep. StoryBoard HTX...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Show Some Love To Your Donors With Thank You Videos In January
Your donors deserve a big Thank You as we enter 2022! Their support may have helped your organization weather the last two years. You may...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Where The $2 Trillion Nonprofit Funding Comes From
There's a lot to take in here, but Nonprofit Quarterly has produced an amazing graphic that shows what drives the U.S. nonprofit economy....
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Ken Wells
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
How Generous Is Houston
No question about it. Houstonians are generous with both their time and money, but how generous? To put it in perspective, we produced a...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Do Your Donors Know About The Special 2021 Charitable Deduction?
Was it hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky who said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take?" When it passed its COVID relief bill,...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
This goes out to all the nonprofit executives..
One of the things I hear from nonprofit executives is that half the time everyone expects them to know everything and predict the future....
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Ken Wells
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Nonprofit Revenue Up In Last Quarter. Online Giving Strong
Just in time for the end of the year fundraising, Blackbaud has released its latest Blackbaud Institute Index, looking at nonprofit...
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Ken Wells
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
COVID’s Tale of Two Nonprofit Worlds: The Haves and the Have Nots
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news. - God Bless the Child, by Billie Holliday...
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