Happy Holidays!
2019 was an incredible year for M. Gale & Associates and our clients! We celebrated 10 years of service as a company, moved into our [...]
How to make your development plan relevant to organizational needs
How can you make your development plan relevant to organizational needs? Before we can create a development plan for your nonprofit, we must take a [...]
Diversifying your board requires your attention
Making a real change to your nonprofit board composition and culture is hard to do. It’s one thing to discuss and understand the need for [...]
Mentorship Helps Professionals Embrace Life-Long Learning
Laura Hutyra, CFRE, Director of Client Engagements I began the first professional position of my career in July 2006. My very first week on the [...]
What Is The Certified Fund Raising Executive? (CFRE)
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) is an international credential held by more than 6,000 fundraisers in 20 countries. The M. Gale & Associates team includes [...]
Nonprofit organizations should help donors find the places where they want to give
June’s Chronicle of Philanthropy article, “Good Intentions,” by Marc Gunther (link) that focused on the impact of the first decade of the Giving Pledge started [...]
Why so much turnover in the professional fundraising field?
If you work in the nonprofit sector, you’ve probably heard the statistics around the turnover rate in the professional fundraising field. According to most reputable [...]
How to Approach Fundraising Challenges for Nonprofits
The state of fundraising is a philosophical and fundamental topic we find ourselves discussing with clients and amongst practitioners. From donor attrition to development staff [...]
What’s the big IDEA? Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access
What’s the big IDEA? Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access For years, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has promoted the importance of diversity and inclusion [...]
The Secret Remedy for Fundraising Exhaustion
The first quarter of 2019 nonprofit fundraising is in the rearview mirror and special events are in season. The finish line never ends. Today is [...]