Blog – Robin Thompson Nonprofit Fundraising Consultant

Robin Thompson June 14, 2021

Is Writing Grants a Good Use of Your Time?

As a fundraiser you have a finite number of hours to raise money. How will you choose to spend that ...

Robin Thompson March 1, 2021

Use Stories to Connect with Donors

Let’s get really good at story telling The pandemic is reminding us that without being able to interact normally with ...

Robin Thompson August 14, 2020

Success Story: LaMedichi Distributes $1.2 Million

LaMedichi has distributed more than $1.2 million to over 1,200 families (more than 5,000 people) through the Manaus Emergency Fund ...

Robin Thompson March 6, 2020

Putting the Fun in FUNdraising!

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Robin Thompson March 5, 2020

Award Nominee

What an honor to be nominated for the 2020 Vail Valley Partnership – Community Impact Award!

Robin Thompson March 4, 2020

Campaign Wisdom

Robin Thompson February 10, 2020

In Honor of Valentine’s Week

From Marlon Brando to an airline stewardess (1966) Dear Lady — There is something not quite definable in your face—something ...

Robin Thompson February 3, 2020

How Working in Nonprofits is Like Improvisational Acting

Knowing that I couldn’t lead a fundraising campaign without a guiding light, I did the only thing I knew to ...

Robin Thompson January 11, 2020

The Castle ‘Round the Corner

In the fall of 2002, Tim and I moved back to our hometown in West Virginia. As we were unpacking, ...

Robin Thompson January 11, 2020

New Year’s Resolutions—The Week After

So, how are you doing with your 2020 New Year’s resolutions? If you are like me, a mere week into ...

Robin Thompson January 6, 2020

Dreams Written Down

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever ...

Robin Thompson January 6, 2020

After Year-End Giving: When is it Free for All?

As a kid I played Kick the Can until the light of day had disappeared and the streetlights had been ...

Robin Thompson November 6, 2019

Fundraising Fundamentals

Join the Vail Daily for this interview with Robin Thompson, MS Certified Professional Nonprofit Fundraising Consultant and Trainer. Q1: How ...

Robin Thompson September 23, 2019

Impact of a Gift: Lettuce Not Forget What is More Than Enough

Lettuce was on sale at the grocery store. Not just iceberg, but red leaf and romaine. I didn’t buy one ...

Robin Thompson September 20, 2019

Planned Giving: Letters from the Past

“Hope your belly quits hurting soon” was the beginning of the letter written to me by a seven-year-old on March ...

Robin Thompson September 19, 2019

Attitude of Gratitude: The Story You’ll Tell in Your Year-End Strategy

Feeling gratitude had not been on Dave Tally’s mind for the previous six years as he had been homeless and ...

Robin Thompson September 11, 2019

Bear Sightings and Fundraising

This was in the local Vail, Colorado newspaper today about the recent bear sightings. You may ask what relationship it ...

Robin Thompson August 29, 2019

Spreading an Attitude of Gratitude

Are you thinking about how to prepare for end of the year fundraising? Maybe you can start with preparing yourself, ...

Robin Thompson August 20, 2019

Do You Know What Time it is?

Yes, you probably guessed it from the photo. It is autumn and that means end-of-year fundraising is knocking at our ...

Robin Thompson October 21, 2016

Making Training Work

Does training that is fun and interactive, really work? If you were to take a survey before you conducted a ...

Robin Thompson October 21, 2016

Generations at Work

The meetings industry, like almost everything else, has changed in many ways over the last 25 years when I first ...

Robin Thompson October 21, 2016

Speaking and Training Topics for Nonprofit Audiences

For the first time in history fundraisers and donors could span five generations. As a result, nonprofits are facing new ...

Robin Thompson October 21, 2016

Speaking Topics for Corporate and Association Audiences

Employee engagement is a major issue today since it impacts company earnings in so many ways. From lost productivity and ...

Robin Thompson October 10, 2016

Giving Challenge

My Year of Giving Began Here Traveling home from a July 4th trip to Redwoods National Park and the California ...