I recently helped to organize a “Jeffersonian Dinner”. Though dress shirts and stodgy formality might first come to mind, the essence of such a dinner is to “fast forward” through small talk and build community around shared interests. Thomas Jefferson figured out that if you picked a topic and used the dinner table to engage…
Everyone loves to attend a charity event – have a great time and feel good about the money they are spending – but we’ve all heard about charity events that lose money for nonprofits. Read on about how to host an event that actually fund raises, instead of just friend raises! Regardless of the type…
When he was just 15 years old, Mark Stagen opened a business – a comic book store. “Back then,” he says, “comics were not what they are today. They were not cool.” But this experience sparked a love of business and even made him a better student. “I think it kept me out of trouble.…
Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows what a big fan I am of Social Venture Partners – a worldwide organization dedicated to strengthening the non-profits of the world through investment and coaching. Paul Shoemaker, the Founding President of SVP recently penned a booked called Can’t Not Do which promises to be about the “compelling…
This guest post is by Jen Barth, the Founder and Principal at Big Small Brands, a Portland-based agency designed to build brands of small companies and non-profit organizations. Find out more about her fabulous work here. With the final weeks of summer officially upon us, our minds shift to the realities of autumn ahead.…
We had the opportunity recently to talk with Tavan Pechet, the President of Pechet Advisors. He has advised clients from entrepreneurs to inheritors to widows, controlling assets from $20 million to over $5 billion. Given that amazing background and knowledge, we wanted to pick his brain on non-profit investment management. How should a non-profit organization…