Recent Blog Posts

• It takes time and effort to find Grantmakers

  It takes time and effort to find grantmakers that are truly good prospects, but the results can be w...

• The Last Calls from the World Trade Center—9/11

  Over the past weeks, there’s been much written about the attacks on the World Trade Center.  Richard...

• Live Simply.

  I don’t know about you but there’s a lot of noise in my life.  Not long ago, I sought to eliminate m...

• Laughter in the Sun

  My daughter Jessica turned 20 yesterday—no longer a teenager.  She came home from college to celebra...

• Buy Dirt in the New Jerusalem

  Who buys real estate in a land already conquered by the enemy?  Foolish.     But that’s what the pr...

• Church Funding—On the Long Term Decline?

  Across Europe, we’ve seen many great and historic churches close.  Some now are owned by businesses....

• Observations on the Sunrise

  I’ve got the bug.  I wake up early usually.  That means I’m not deterred by early morning flights.  ...

• Eight benefits of having a clear Mission Statement

       Developing a clear and concise mission statement early in an organization’s development is crit...

• The Generous Donut

  The Generous Donut         Donuts can be generous.     Let me explain.  More than 17 years ago, my...

• Don’t be an ‘iffy’ Asker

  As a grant writer, your challenge is to be donor-driven NOT donation-driven in your asking strategy....