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About janetlevineconsulting

For over 20 years, Janet Levine has worked for and with nonprofit and educational organizations, helping to grow their advancement programs. Her consulting company, Janet Levine Consulting, serves a wide range of organizations from small, all-volunteer agencies to major national organizations. She regularly teaches courses in non-profit management, fundraising and grant development, both face-to-face and online at http://courses.lmlearningstation.com/. In addition to her nonprofit work, Janet brings years of experience as a business and sales manager in the for-profit sector. She has an MBA from the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University.

The Big Question

Posted on April 20, 2012

Once you’ve passed the age of 11 or 12, it becomes difficult to ask someone for a gift.  And yet, for non-profits to be strong and well positioned for growth, getting charitable gifts is vitally important. Asking the question is … Continue reading →

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The Holy Grail of Development

Posted on April 11, 2012

According to Penelope Burk of Cygnus Applied Research the average amount of time a fundraiser stays at his or her job is 16 months. The direct and indirect costs of finding a replacement are $127,650, more than most development directors … Continue reading →

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What We Do When We Aren’t Fundraising

Posted on April 5, 2012

One of the things I noodle about a lot is how people spend their time.  I admit that I have a failure of imagination in understanding what makes a lot of people so busy that they can’t get to things … Continue reading →

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Purpose

Posted on March 28, 2012

“To what purpose?” my friend and colleague Leslie Robin asked.  What a great question.  I’m one who always thinks, “What am I trying to accomplish?”  What, I always want to know before I do something, is the outcome.  But purpose—that takes … Continue reading →

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Questionable Actions

Posted on March 22, 2012

After every meeting, my then-boss would punch the air and say, “Yes!  He’s really interested in what we are doing!” How do you know that? I would always ask, and he would always look at me as if I was … Continue reading →

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