by Rachel Brookhart | Feb 23, 2015 | Development, The Nonprofit Sector
Originally published on www.cnmsocal.org A few days ago, I wrote a blog about starting a deeper and more honest conversation with funders about the real costs of the work we do. This morning, I was reading Vu Le’s The Baker’s Dilemma and the inequity of restricted...
by Rachel Brookhart | Feb 6, 2015 | Development, The Nonprofit Sector
Originally published on www.cnmsocal.org. For this special edition of 5 Things Friday, I sat down with CNM President Regina Birdsell to talk about overhead, what funders need to know about the work we do, and what role nonprofits should play in finding a solution. The...
by Rachel Brookhart | Nov 17, 2014 | Development
I was recently at an event on giving that included a Q&A at the end. A lady stood up and asked, “How do we engage millennials?” I looked around the room and laughed. At 34, I was one of the youngest people there by a good 10 years. And even I am on the cusp of X...
by Rachel Brookhart | Nov 3, 2014 | Development, The Nonprofit Sector
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs recently held their annual State of the Nonprofit Sector event to share the results of their annual report. The report, a year-long effort to collect, analyze, and synthesize data about...
by Rachel Brookhart | Sep 2, 2014 | Development
Originally posted on www.cnmsocal.org. Undoubtedly your Facebook feed is covered in videos of people dumping water on their heads. And, as nice as the exposure and money is for ALS, you’re probably kind of sick of it. You may even find yourself feeling a little...
by Rachel Brookhart | Aug 29, 2014 | Administration, Development, The Nonprofit Sector
The ALS Association wants to trademark the term #IceBucketChallenge, which of course is throwing everyone into a tizzy. How dare they try to to take this huge money-making opportunity from other deserving charities? People. Come on. The ice bucket challenge will never...
