Categories: Consulting, Fundraising, Management
As an agency that mainly focuses on nonprofit fundraising & advancement communications, Xeriq® frequently gets requests from other development consultants. These folks are some of the best fundraisers we know. But most have spent their careers focused on capital campaigns, major gifts, board development, and other “high-end” advancement work. These colleagues know we’ve spent time [...]
Categories: Communications, Fundraising, Images, Web
If you haven’t heard, “dogshaming” has become quite the sport. Tumblr blog dog-shaming.com has rocketed to mainstream status in just a few weeks thanks to everywhere coverage — from The Independent and Daily Mail (UK) to Hoda and Kathie Lee on Today, the Chattanooga Times Free Press and People Pets. As proud dad of two rescue mutts, I understand the fascination. Ninety-eight percent of [...]
Categories: Communications, Fundraising, Management, Web
Food for the Hungry has a lovely web site and development collateral. Unfortunately, the organization provides a great example of how even a snazzy brand can be overshadowed by poor management decisions. On September 8, the Arizona Republic published their investigation of Food for the Hungry’s rather questionable accounting practices. Now Charity Navigator (CN) has [...]