Perhaps you’ve heard of the Peter principle: “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”

When I see articles like Vox’s recent giving guide, “These are the charities where your money will do the most good,” I am outraged.

For a younger professional, mentorship can be a terrifyingly intimidating notion.

I’ve been following the story of Johnny Bobbitt since it first made news late last year. And I have a lot of thoughts.

The recent news that Gerry Lenfest has passed away has me feeling some kind of way — not only because the world lost a wonderful human being, but because Philadelphia lost one of its few remaining major philanthropists.

It’s July, the so-called slow season for fundraisers. Your donors are off enjoying their summer vacations, and you’re probably thrilled to have some extra time to do all of those things on your never-ending to-do list.

It’s both event season and fiscal year end for a lot of nonprofits, which is another way of saying that most fundraising professionals are feeling extra burned out right now.

Lately, I’ve noticed a whole lot of nonprofit staff who support marginalized populations or people with a health issue or disability using language that both irritates and frustrates me.

Fundraisers are some of the hardest working folks I know. We know how to hustle, and we’ve spent time studying best practices. We know what works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to asking people for money.

Without fail, when I say to a fellow fundraiser, “What should I write about this month?” the answer is boards and fundraising.