They Will Stop Asking About Your Administrative Costs If . . .

One of the more common questions we get from local United Ways goes something like this: “How do we get donors to stop asking about our administrative costs?”

Campaign, Communicating, Community Impact, Donors, Fundraising, Issues, Understand My CommunityGaryAugust 18, 2016Donors, administrative costs, programs, partner agencies, issue focus, workplace campaignComment

2016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference

Gary and I attended the 2016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Michigan from June 22nd to 24th.

Community Impact, Donors, Conferences, Campaign, Communicating, Resource DevelopmentKaseyJuly 6, 20162016 Michigan Association of United Ways State Conference, donor-centric, sessionComment

Jump Higher or Leap Farther?

Over 20 years of helping United Ways with their strategic planning has taught me many lessons. For example, it is nearly impossible to predict the future, so developing a strategic plan for more than the next three years is merely guessing at what the future holds. More recently, I have learned the lesson of jumping vs. leaping.