4 Questions To Help You Prioritize Fundraising Tasks When You’re Pressed For Time
If you are doing your job well as an Executive Director or Director of Development, you are getting pulled in a million different directions at the same time, all the time. That's because you are, rightly,
Don’t Change For Your Funders…or Should You?
“We shouldn’t chase funding. We shouldn’t change our mission and work to be more appealing to donors.” We hear this from nonprofit leaders from time to time at TakeTwo. On paper, it is totally true. But, in
Asking for Money vs. Offering Opportunities – Apples and Oranges?
Many of TakeTwo's clients have board and staff members who struggle with fundraising. The very idea of asking for money makes them nervous. When speaking with volunteers or board members, I often hear, "I'll
Show, Don’t Tell: Tips to Make Your Grant Proposals Stand Out
First things first: ask yourself, when you’re reading online, are you actually reading? Or are you skimming? No judgement, we all do it!
2018, really?
Fundraising and Communications Execution As you face the challenges of the New Year, don't forget - TakeTwo loves: Grant writing Event fundraising Online campaigns Fundraising/communications strategy development Nonprofit video production Board development and fundraising This is a year of possibility. Reach out if you
Happy Holidays from TakeTwo: Wishing You The Joy Of Friendship
It's been a year that has rocked the world, and most of the time, not for the better. But it's reminded us of the joy we have in the work we do
Host committees = Strong Event Fundraising
You have planned many benefit events - but, they are never as successful as you had hoped. You do the lion share of the fundraising - every single year - and it is getting tiresome, and
The Age Old Question – Should You Require a Board Give/Get?
This is a question our clients often grapple with - generally, the question comes about when a Board was formed before a Give/Get seemed critical - when passion, hard work, and commitment to the mission were
Time to Align Your Organization’s Values, Mission, and Culture
We talk a lot about mission. We talk about vision. We don’t talk about values often. Yet, value statements are critical even in the corporate setting. For nonprofits, our activities, integrity, and vision (i.e. values) for the world and
Lovely, dark and deep. Thank you for being you.
At the end of what has been a tumultuous year, we're finding joy with the timeless: family, friends, nature, and art. The picture above is by artist Margie Van Auken, and we take it as a reminder