9 January 2024 By David Allen, Development for Conservation Every year, I dig back through my files and throw out most of my paper from seven years ago. This year, it was 2016’s turn for the shredder. And every year, I come across some piece I had forgotten...
22 March 2022 By David Allen, Development for Conservation Somebody out there is going to laugh at this, but I just heard about Kaye Sprinkel Grace’s “AAA” Board a few weeks ago. And fell in love with it. Every Board I’ve ever met has been populated by a majority...
8 February 2022 By David Allen, Development for Conservation “Your guidance on the direct mail has been spot on. I got a few complaints about "asking for specific amounts of money," but I haven't worried about it too much because we are crushing our fundraising goals. (Also,...
The fear comes from American mythology that if you are smart enough, or worthy enough, or you worked hard enough, you won’t need help – you won’t need to ask. Consequently, merely by asking, you are admitting that you can’t do it on your own...