If your email inbox looks anything like mine you have been getting inundated with requests to give to specific charities on Colorado Gives Day next week. Colorado Gives Day, on December 10 this year, is an annual opportunity for Coloradans to “give where they live.” Even if you do not live in Colorado you are … Read More →
Organizations today rely heavily on donors who make one or more gifts each year either through the mail or online. These donors are often critical to nonprofit success because they can often be used to keep the lights on, pay for support staff, and defray overhead costs. Sometimes we make the mistake of failing to … Read More →
I was in the process of writing about corporate giving and I ran across this article upon which I could not improve. I decided “why reinvent the wheel?” So, I am reposting Judy Belk’s post from the Philanthropy Journal, published today. She covers the topic completely and succinctly. Have a great day, KLM http://bit.ly/1a31HkX
Today I was reading a news article about a man who went to court in Ohio to overturn his own death. He was not successful and unfortunately had to walk out of court a dead man. Allow me to explain. Donald Miller disappeared back in 1994 and his wife eventually went to court to have … Read More →
Inner City Health Center is hiring in the Development Department. Vacant positions include Development Manager and Development Assistant. The postings are below: Development Manager Development Assistant Have a great weekend, KLM
The other day while I was at a stoplight I quickly reached over to my car stereo to change the SD Card. I keep different genres of music on different cards and I was in need of something different. As I did so, I had a flashback to 1990. In 1990, I had a big … Read More →
The recent Colorado floods have caused devastation of property, loss of life, and economic distress for thousands in Colorado. I join my fellow Coloradoans in sending best wishes and support for all who have suffered loss. I am so proud, however, of the way our community at-large has stepped up to help their neighbors. We … Read More →
It would appear, on the surface, to be an oxymoron, however it is possible to raise too much money. For the purposes of this discussion, I am defining ‘too much money’ as ‘money that you are unable to spend for the purpose that it was given.’ Let me explain. This past Friday we began to … Read More →
Last month I was watching Law and Order with my teenage son. One of the characters had committed a relatively minor infraction and was sentenced to Home Detention for 3 months, wearing an ankle monitor. We got into a discussion about ankle monitors and KJ asked me ‘if the person cut the ankle monitor off, … Read More →
