Why Authenticity is Key for Fundraisers: Insights and Tips

As we dive headfirst into the holiday chaos, it's time to talk about the magical realm of year-end appeals. Picture this: you, armed with charm and maybe a Santa hat, rallying support for your nonprofit like a festive superhero. But, let's be real, even superheroes need a plan. Lucky for you, we´re friends and I´ve provided one for you. Just keep reading…

Navigating the Nonprofit Journey: The Value of Embracing Retainers as a Latina Fundraiser…

Fundraising Journey: 10 Strategies for Women of Color Navigating the Fundraising Rollercoaster

Hey, amazing souls! Today, let's navigate the thrilling world of fundraising as a woman of color. Here are ten strategies I've honed while riding this rollercoaster, and trust me, they're game-changers…

Back to Fundraising 101: A Fundraiser's Checklist for Success

I am acutely aware of the unique challenges we, as female fundraisers, face in the fundraising landscape. Having to navigate awful things like sexual harassment by donors, lower pay, and far fewer career advancement opportunities are obstacles that no one should ever have to experience, and yet we continue to rise.

As I reflect on my fundraising experience for marginalized communities–the communities that made me– I often wonder why it has always been so difficult. Fundraising for underrepresented communities poses unique challenges that require careful consideration….

PEOPLE GIVE TO PEOPLE–The importance of building authentic relationships with donors.

When it comes to fundraising, many people ask about my personal fundraising mantra: “People give to people…not to organizations.” This philosophy has sustained me over the course of two decades and has always proven to be true.

After two decades in fundraising, reaching an academic peak by way of an Ed.D., and becoming a homeowner, a dedicated wife, and a mother of two, I left it all in pursuit of autonomy and self-preservation…

Every new year, organizations are in a mad dash to enter year-end gifts and close out the previous fiscal to show big, shiny RESULTS! Before we all run to celebrate another stellar fiscal close, here are a few steps to ensure proper end-of-year reporting and planning…

As a passionate fundraiser, wife, mother, sister, daughter, entrepreneur, advanced-degree holder, and an ever-evolving human being, I am still perplexed by the notion that my hair plays any role in determining my value as a person….

As an Afro-Latina fundraiser, I am often asked by colleagues and other POC professionals about finding common ground with a largely white, male donor base…