blogger – Altrui Consultancy

September 16, 2020

Nonprofit News

Volunteering and volunteers

I am writing this post from Tijuana, Mexico, where I am spending the week volunteering. This is the first time I have been back to Tijuana since March, when it became more difficult to border cross due to COVID. My volunteer days are long here. Plus …

September 7, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Being of service

Altrui is now in our twelfth month! Time flies when having fun, and aside from being one of the biggest learning experiences of my life, creating and growing Altrui has been a lot of fun. Part of what has been fun for me is the opportunity …

July 22, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Keep hustling

This is something I tell myself every day. As a small business owner and a nonprofit fundraising consultant, every day brings me new opportunities to serve others, support clients, build community and find new clients to work with. And none of that happens if I don’t …

July 15, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Share your struggles

“You want us to share that with donors?!” my stunned client said after I suggested we add what they had just told me to the current fundraising appeal we were working on. It was about a struggle they were having, not unlike almost every other nonprofit. …

July 8, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Shared nonprofit concerns

I am back home after my second Altrui road trip this year. This one was to Denver, where I spent most of my nonprofit fundraising time and where I am fortunate to call many nonprofit leaders friend. I ended the trip in Las Vegas where I …

June 23, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Keep fundraising

I read that individual/family giving to nonprofits was down 6% in the first quarter. Many of you (most?) won’t be surprised to read this. What I’d like you to consider is that this does not have to be the narrative for your nonprofit. Keep fundraising and …

June 12, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

You’re not alone

We’re in tougher times. And we’re all in different situations. Some are working harder than ever and some aren’t working. In our world, the world of nonprofit fundraising, everyone is experiencing so many different things. The main thing I keep thinking of is that regardless of …

June 1, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Create a development plan

I’m currently working on a development plan for a client and realized this would make a great blog post topic! There are several reasons why I think a development plan is important, the two biggest that a development plan gives you, your staff, supporters, and board …

May 13, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Starting your own business

I’m in month eight of running Altrui Consulting full time, and even though that seems like a long time, it really isn’t. I continue to learn something each day about not only how to run a consultancy, but learning about something I hadn’t even considered the …

April 28, 2020

by Dan Hanley

Nonprofit News

Don’t stop communicating

Communication isn’t always so easy these days. Many nonprofits are rocking it. They have made adjustments, figured out how to fundraise without their big events that they’ve had to cancel, and most importantly, their communications keep going and going. When I bring up communications I am …