Most fundraisers assume they deserve a seat at the table; this tool reveals if you truly do. It tests your grasp of financial metrics, donor intelligence, and strategic priorities—core knowledge that separates respected leaders from the overlooked. You’ll identify gaps in your organizational awareness and uncover the skills that position you as a trusted, data-savvy partner. It’s more than a professional check-in—it’s a reality check on your readiness to lead.
Who is our enemy? The current administration or us? This explosive essay argues nonprofits are committing suicide through moral performance theater. While organizations obsess over donor 'purity tests' and Twitter tantrums, missions collapse and staff get laid off. The brutal truth: accepting 'tainted' money isn't unethical—letting your cause die because you're afraid of headlines is. Universities and government take questionable money daily. Stop letting reputation managers kill your mission. Take the controversial donation, keep the lights on, and help people instead of virtue signaling your way to bankruptcy
Featured Cover Preview The Power of Partnership in Fundraising: Donors Step Up When You Make Them Feel Integral To Your Mission Nate …
Today’s 10-year-olds will inherit and create more wealth than any generation before them—yet we wait until age 40 to talk to them about philanthropy. That’s a strategic mistake. Habits form early, and if we want generosity to be part of their identity, we must start now. Philanthropy isn’t a transaction—it’s a belief system. Waiting means forfeiting influence over the values of those who will soon control trillions. The future of giving starts younger than you think.
