by Leslie Smith | Oct 26, 2022 | business, business owners, nonprofit, small business
If you run a start-up, you need to step-up! An Employee Mindset Is Not Enough If you run your own business or founded a nonprofit, you can attest to this fact: you have to think like a boss. You can no longer just show up to work each day and see what happens. You...
by Leslie Smith | Nov 1, 2021 | nonprofit, nonprofits
I had the pleasure of interviewing Rob Webb, longtime professional fundraiser and founder of Nonprofit Campaigns, LLC about nonprofit fundraising. We had a very insightful conversation about the realities of fundraising. Watch this vlog episode to learn how you can...
by Leslie Smith | Sep 9, 2013 | business, craft, nonprofit, Open for business, retail, scarf, scarves, service
Both my husband and I are self-employed and have endured super slow cycles in our businesses as well as having almost more business than we can handle. One thing is certain for a successful business of any kind: you have to be OPEN FOR BUSINESS to get any...
by Leslie Smith | Aug 26, 2013 | nonprofit, nonprofits, volunteer recruitment, volunteers, young professionals
One of the complaints I hear often from nonprofits is that their volunteers are aging faster than the organization. One gentleman involved in a performing arts group told me that the average age of their audience was “deceased.” A children’s arts group told me that...
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