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Susan Kahan 2/3/25 Susan Kahan 2/3/25

Your Board Won’t Ask for Money? Here’s What They Can Do Instead

Many board members hesitate when it comes to fundraising—but that doesn’t mean they can’t play a crucial role in your nonprofit’s financial success.

Learn how to engage your board in fundraising without making the ask, so they can help drive impact in meaningful ways.

Susan Kahan 1/2/25 Susan Kahan 1/2/25

From Baby Boomers to Gen Beta: The $75 Trillion Opportunity

As Baby Boomers pass the torch and Generation Beta emerges onto the scene, nonprofits are at the crossroads of a $75 trillion opportunity.

This unprecedented wealth transfer is reshaping philanthropy, making planned giving more crucial than ever. Is your organization ready?

Susan Kahan 11/21/24 Susan Kahan 11/21/24

Reflect, Review, and Recharge: A Look Back at 2024

Make a plan, work your plan. What was our plan for 2024 and did we accomplish it?

Susan Kahan 11/6/24 Susan Kahan 11/6/24

What Do We Do Now?

Regardless of all the distractions happening, regardless of the noise, regardless of what grabs the attention, you have a job to do.

You still have to raise money for your nonprofit and probably have goals before year-end.

So what can you do?

Susan Kahan 9/12/24 Susan Kahan 9/12/24

Hiring Your Next Nonprofit Leader: How to Succeed in a New Era of Fundraising and DEI

Baby boomers are retiring.

Baby boomers who have held leadership roles for decades.

And now nonprofit boards of directors are tasked with finding replacements.

But what to consider?

Susan Kahan 8/27/24 Susan Kahan 8/27/24

L’ador V’ador - From Generation to Generation

Seasons change.

So do the generations.

Who are the current five generations of donors and how should nonprofits be building relationships with them?

Susan Kahan 5/29/24 Susan Kahan 5/29/24

Just Go Talk To That Stranger

I get it, talking to people you don’t know can be hard. Nerve-wracking. Overwhelming.

But nonprofit friends – get over it.

Susan Kahan 5/1/24 Susan Kahan 5/1/24

Reimagine Tradition - Why Are You Doing Your Event?

Over the past three years, the fundraising events have returned, and nonprofits are again relying on them to bring in significant portions of their annual budget. But should they?

As we're now in event and gala season, let’s review a few items to keep in mind to make this your most successful event yet.

Susan Kahan 4/1/24 Susan Kahan 4/1/24

Gossiping In The Office or Information Gathering?

When I started working, I liked to think of myself as a sponge. I sat outside my boss’s office and near my colleagues in the planned giving department’s section.

And I would listen. But that was the pre-COVID times.

What to do now to gather information?

Susan Kahan 3/1/24 Susan Kahan 3/1/24

Fundraising & Nonprofit Boards : What ACTUALLY Works

What are the TWO questions I get asked more than anything else?

(1) How do I find more major donors?

And (2) Why isn't my board more responsive to me and more involved in fundraising?

Can you relate?

Let’s dive into question number 2.