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Lessons in Fundraising for Challenging Times

A large majority of the nonprofit world was not prepared for the cataclysmic economic downturn

An Inside Perspective on Economic Development Today

Creative Economic Development Consulting CEO Crystal Morphis and I met about seven years ago when

The Core of our Business as Capital Campaign Consultants

We take our core values seriously at Convergent. They guide our entire approach to capital

A Story of Cookies and Nonprofit Mission Creep

Girl Scout Cookies and Nonprofit Fundraising For some individuals, January brings resolutions to start doing

Taking Care of You: Signs of Burnout in the Nonprofit World

The new year, for many, represents a fresh start and a time to make resolutions

Your Nonprofit in the New Year: 6 Ways of Being for 2020

Each December we find ourselves reviewing our work from the year to determine what to

Giving Monday, Giving Tuesday, Giving Wednesday…

Can one day impact your nonprofit’s drive for sustainability? A lot is being said right

Three Tips for Feasibility Study Success

Convergent Senior Project Director Len Romano recently shared his three top tips for conducting a

Building Donor Relationships

Convergent Note: The following article was recently published online by Forbes Nonprofit Council and written by

Workforce Development – Facing a Shortage of Skilled Labor

As our fundraising efforts for economic development organizations and community colleges increasingly take shape around

What Does a Fundraising Consultant Do?

What does a fundraising consultant do? A Beatles lyric was my inspiration for this thought

5 Classic Fundraising Misconceptions

5 Fundraising Misconceptions and How to Address Them Adapted from ROI for Nonprofits: The New Key