Archive for the ‘Measuring Effectiveness’ Category

Reader Questions: How do you partner with a nonprofit, get AKA Fiscal Sponsorship?

April 27th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

1. What is Fiscal Sponsorship?
Well, when a nonprofit loves an individual very much, they get together and 9 months later fiscal sponsorship is born!

You + A Nonprofit = Fiscal-Sponsorship-Marmoset!

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Can I get a hell yes? Thank you RE:Philanthropy & Dan Pallotta!

April 26th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

RE:Philanthropy wrote this review of Dan Pallotta’s talk to the council on philanthropy, and I just want to shout, “FRABJOUS DAY!” So tell me, as a fundraiser, would you like a higher salary? Would you like grants to fund your salary so that you can keep this nonprofit afloat, instead of your org looking at [...]

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Want to be more effective in your fundraising? Get LEAN!

March 3rd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Do you have too much to do? Want to go from this:

stressed and crazy fundraising office

To This?

Relaxed and happy fundraising office

Read on!

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Dorothy Day Was a Right On Woman!

December 14th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

I’m not Catholic or anything, but Dorothy Day was pretty damn special. Ms. Day was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism. She also described herself as a Christian anarchist. In the 1930s, Day worked closely with fellow activist Peter Maurin to establish the Catholic [...]

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What is JUMO and why should you care?

November 30th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Jumo, launched on November 30th by one of the founders of Facebook, purports to be a “Yelp for Charities”

Here are some screenshots.

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What I learned about the Texas Nonprofit Sector

November 10th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Barry Silverberg, President, TANO.org

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October 21st: Love Your Body Day!

October 21st, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Today is Love your Body day! How many times a day do you hate on your body? Do you say, “Oh, my tummy is so fat!” or “Damn I hate my thighs” or “”Why do my arms have that jiggle?” This is not healthy for you to talk to yourself this way. So cut it [...]

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High Impact Philanthropy is insulting

October 20th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

What is High Impact Philanthropy? It’s a group of philanthropists deciding that they care about a particular issue, and instead of giving to one cause, deciding to target their giving to do the most good in a particular cause area. So, it says that they try to educate themselves, but it’s basically a bunch of [...]

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Do you want to learn how to speak more effectively?

September 20th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Texas, Dallas, Austin

This is a map of Texas, and how I drove all over it! Red line is actual route, Blue line is the route for squares.

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Want to be more effective in your current or future job? Come and Take My Webinar!

August 19th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Have you ever wanted to take a class with me? I am giving a webinar for TANO! (Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations) on September 22nd, 2010, from 2pm to 3:30pm Central Time, USA. The Official Details Managing Workplace Effectiveness Speaker Mazarine Treyz Position: Author, Blogger, Consultant Company: Wild Woman Fundraising Do you wish you could [...]

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