Nonprofit Transparency; What You See Is What You Get
Since my early days as a Development Director, I have paid close attention to my personal donor experiences. This includes how easy an organization makes it for me to donate […]
Prioritizing Diversified Funding Sources
Amazon’s announcement last month that it would be ending its Amazon Smile program brought the topic of diversified funding to the forefront for me. I have had several clients and […]
2023 Kick Off List
Do these 12 things to set your nonprofit up for success in 2023! Get Your Social Media Strategy Squared Away Many of you operate in small shops, and keeping on […]
Incite! Referral Document- 2022 Edition
It’s that time of year when budgets are being inked for fiscal 2023. You’ve often reached out to ask me, “Kari if I wanted to contract with a professional that […]
The Nitty Gritty of Successful Fundraising
I recently gave a presentation to a group of nonprofit leaders and asked them what part of their job was the most stressful. Fundraising rose to the top of the […]
Time for your Nonprofit’s Midyear Checkup
It’s summertime and believe it or not that means 2022 is halfway over. Don’t panic! Early in my nonprofit career, I associated summer with a little slowdown. People were traveling […]
Get Serious About Your Year-End Appeal
It’s time to get serious about your year-end appeal. Why now? More than 40% of households in the United States make one or more contributions to nonprofits and charities between […]
Are you playing chicken with your 501c3 status?
We are nearing the 20th anniversary of the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The WHAT? The act, which focuses on financial transparency and corporate accountability, addresses specific questions relating to nonprofits […]
Hire Interim to Hire Smart
If you’re on a nonprofit board, you may have been sitting at the table when an Executive Director resigned (or left under other circumstances). Did your mouth go dry? Were […]
Building Scaffolding for your Freedom
You can often catch me saying “Hope is not a strategy” and “structure gives you freedom” What do these KariCatchPhrases actually mean? It means that when you do the hard […]
