For Impact

Daily Nuggets:
A For Impact Blog

Story • Oct 21, 2020

One of the best books I’ve ever read on engagement is Brain Rules, by John Medina. Medina, a college professor,...

Story • Oct 20, 2020

We’re pretty big on building a value proposition around the impact (of the program, of the investment — hence, our...

Personal • Oct 13, 2020

This is a part 2 to yesterday’s nugget: On Confidence. So how do we build confidence? Here are some ideas...

Personal • Oct 12, 2020

Confidence is something that’s not talked about enough in the world of fundraising. Thinking about the hundreds of leaders we’ve...

Funding • Oct 8, 2020

In school and in life, many of us are taught to present, but few of us are taught to engage. The difference...

Team • Oct 6, 2020

The size of a team is one of our first considerations when trying to build a fundraising campaign team, or...

WOW Email • Jul 15, 2020

We’ve spent the last three months helping clients pivot to virtual visits.  I still don’t think there is any one-size-fits-all...

WOW Email • Apr 24, 2020

The three questions we’re asked the most are: What are you hearing from funders? Can I engage funders right now?...

WOW Email • Mar 31, 2020

Last week I wrote about the Five Mindsets To Help You Think in “These Crazy Times.” Building on that email, we started...

Daily Nuggets • Mar 13, 2020

I’ve probably been on the phone with 30 different nonprofit leaders in the past 30 hours. It’s interesting that they...

Daily Nuggets • Mar 13, 2020

For Impact exists to help nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs overcome their greatest barriers to impact. For us, that principle...

WOW Email • Feb 24, 2020

This is a simple framework we first started to develop 25+ years ago with private schools as a way of...