Resources
Nigel Harris & Associates Articles
The Six ‘R’s of Effective Philanthropy Leaders
Conferences are great places to learn, reenergize your passion for philanthropy and the impact it can have on our communities. I attended a...
FIA Conf 2015: The Importance of Knowing Your Stuff
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the FIA Conference in Brisbane as a delegate. One of the highlights was the Organisational...
Can We Fundraise Together?
Charities tend to guard their fundraising patch, but should they be working together instead? Nigel Harris takes a closer look at this feeling...
For Love or Money
After nearly 25 years, my time at Mater has drawn to a close. I have had the privilege of leading Mater’s work in...
Growing With The Profession
As the newly-minted Arthur Venn Fundraiser of the Year, Nigel Harris shares his thoughts on a profession on the move. Interview with Greg...
Why Fundraisers and Boards Don’t Get Along…
Earlier this year, the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non Profit Studies (ACPNS) at QUT released research examining leadership and fundraising in Australia....
Are We Curious Enough About Fundraising?
Most fundraisers only know enough to get things done in their day jobs. Which is alright up to a point. But, argues Nigel...
Why Hire A CFRE?
I've been asked by my colleagues at CFRE to answer one important question. Why hire a CFRE?
In the Media
Why Isn’t Servant Leadership More Prevalent?
With servant leadership, a leader's primary role is to serve employees. Everyone from Lao-Tzu to Max De Pree thinks this a wonderful model....
Could Our NFP Ego Be Holding Us Back?
Focussing on the way Not for Profit’s communicate their impact is how they can start to dodge the trappings of arrogance and achieve...
Merge or Shut Down, Australian Charities Told
The Not for Profit sector is facing an efficiency dilemma and hundreds of charities should merge or disappear altogether because too many of...
Largest Survey of Donors Finds Massive Levels of Trust and Satisfaction
The largest survey of donors and lapsed donors ever conducted in the United Kingdom has found high level of trust in charities and...
Less Generalisations, More Nuance Please
Krystian Seibert rediscovers the value of nuance and considers how there can be a lot of generalisations when it comes to thinking about...
Report Finds NFP Boards Lack Leadership In Fundraising
Fundraising is the responsibility of every board member, experts say...
Fundraisers Abandon Ship
Not only is the nonprofit sector doing a lousy job holding on to donors, we’re apparently equally awful when it comes to retaining...
The Three R’s of Fundraising Leadership
So there it is, the three Rs of fundraising leadership – Relevance, Relationships and Respect – in that order. And then three more...
