SENIOR CONSULTANT
J. David Schmidt brings a wealth of experience on strategic thinking, large scale innovation and organization leadership development for nonprofit organizations, foundations and more.
J. David Schmidt brings a wealth of experience on strategic thinking, large scale innovation and organization leadership development for nonprofit organizations, foundations and more.
Topics: Leadership
As a Senior Consultant with Donor By Design Group, Jim brings more than 25 years of non-profit leadership experience to his clients. Jim’s broad background in finance and non-profit management allows him to offer targeted, strategic advice to non-profits, faith-based organizations, schools and colleges, and more.
Recently, while visiting a client with one of my colleagues, we found time to have lunch with a good friend of mine, Larry. We had many laughs as we caught up on each other’s lives, but suddenly, Larry got uncharacteristically serious.
Do you need to be an extravert to raise money? Everybody thinks so, but it that the truth?
Topics: Volunteer Leadership, Art Of The Ask
At Donor By Design, we are guided by a series of axioms: Core concepts that shape our work and have proven their worth over and over again. In this series, we’re digging into these axioms and clarify how they can help you achieve your development goals. Read Part 1.
Topics: Leadership, Volunteer Leadership, Board Development
At Donor By Design, we are guided by a series of axioms: Core concepts that shape our work and have proven their worth over and over again. In this new series, we’ll dig into these axioms and clarify how they can help you achieve your development goals.
Topics: Leadership, Volunteer Leadership, Board Development
Read the first post in this series.
Topics: Donor Stewardship, Stewardship, Annual Campaign, Online Giving, Personal Giving Pages
It’s no secret that personal giving pages are changing the nature of the way we ask for gifts. It’s highly likely that, if you’re reading this, you’ve supported a friend or family member in a walk or run to raise money for one cause or another.
Topics: Donor Stewardship, Annual Campaign
Read the first part or second part of this series.
Topics: Donor Stewardship, Stewardship
In July, a mentor in my life died: Senator Alan J. Dixon. A moderate Democrat from Southern Illinois, he would remind me that I never “worked for Senator Dixon.” Rather, I “worked with Senator Dixon and for the people of Illinois.” His opponents dubbed him “Al the Pal” in an attempt to link him with typical Illinois political cronyism.
Topics: Leadership