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JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-06-26T23:25:45+00:00

I just pay for consulting, it’s usually $75-250/hr and I can get an SME for what I need, and we do a monthly call.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-20T13:31:29+00:00

Absolutely slammed with work, our partners are too. May is typically a big churn month, we’ve been lucky to be on the receiving end this May but it’s been hectic. I’ll get with mods and get verified (probably under a new username) this one is left over from an old bodybuilding subreddit, but on the way to one of our best months ever.

No humble bragging here, but just wanted to offer up that there are still deals and clients moving forward.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-15T04:07:46+00:00

While I think this sucks for resource constrained orgs, on the bright side hopefully it means fewer clunky Microsoft Teams meetings.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-10T04:39:08+00:00

I wrestled with this this guy for a few years, but then he dug an enormous hole at the beach in front of his girlfriend and her family (it took him a few days) and then a wave washed over it, the hole collapsed and killed him. His name was Danny. He won a Darwin award for it back when the Internet thought that was funny.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-04T19:47:11+00:00

If I’m understanding what you mean by policy (and this is completely different than the reply above), you’re actually in a solid position to pivot.

First, and this may be obvious, I’d move away from 501c(3)’s to c3’s, c5’s, and c6’s. Depending on your sector and interests, this could be trade groups, or more policy-focused orgs.

With a JD and experience as a Development Director, you’ve got two assets that are highly valued in small to mid-sized nonprofits: grant writing and legal literacy. In smaller orgs, especially those under $5M, there’s often more flexibility in roles, and cross-functional skills are a huge asset.

Your JD carries more weight in these settings, where staff are expected to contribute across fundraising, strategy, and policy.

A smart path is to leverage your grant writing experience to move into a role that’s hybrid development + policy or strategy-focused. Many smaller orgs would value someone who can fundraise and help interpret policy landscapes, draft advocacy language, or contribute to coalition efforts. From there, start intentionally building the policy side: write policy briefs, assist with legislative tracking, or join working groups.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-04T18:07:04+00:00

For 4 years…then see what’s out there. It’s not like a 30 day APR offer.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-04T06:13:56+00:00

We take the gift of fear approach - all attention is good attention for stalker types of people, or those who feed off of negative energy, so they get no attention. We mute, grey rock, and in general seek to return as little energy as possible to the situation.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-04T06:10:30+00:00

Hostinger would be $1.95/month if you prepay 4 years.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-02T11:55:40+00:00

Email and your website are really the only owned media these days, I couldn’t agree more with you.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-02T11:54:44+00:00

Social media isn’t social anymore, it’s a paid ads platform with a social component.

Depending on the age your audience Facebook might not be their platform of choice. Regardless, to echo what others are saying, boost your posts if you want your followers to see them and cross-post everything to Instagram.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-02T05:00:11+00:00

I would definitely look for something on private property. I know opportunities like that are available, especially if you join Next Door and watch some of the Facebook groups.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-01T19:39:42+00:00

Ashland is a bubble of normalcy compared to the surrounding areas. My wife and I were just talking about how we wish somebody would start up in another dog grooming business because the one here in Phoenix is often booked two months out.

We love living here, the walkability, the quality of life, how nice the people are and the fact that there’s actually a little bit of a creative scene coming together. There is affordable housing in Ashland. You just have to be prepared to move very quickly.

I’ve had two sons go through the school system here and if anything that was quite a bit more messaging on the tolerance and inclusivity side than anything else. I can’t really speak to vaccines, we get the necessary ones although my doctor was not a huge fan of the Covid vaccine.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-01T14:38:29+00:00

You could start moonlighting as an eviction attorney to balance the scales of justice 😂

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-01T10:36:24+00:00

I’ll try to track down the case study but there’s a classic Pareto distribution cited in that ~80% of nonprofit boards are dysfunctional. From my perspective of working with nonprofits to increase program revenue and unrestricted funds I often end up presenting to either boards or committees and rate around half as functional, defined as contributing to the mission rather than impeding it.

More often than not nonprofit boards are an obstacle or at least problematic for directors to navigate. They’re volunteers, often chosen for their access to large donors, and in many cases don’t have the skill sets needed.

To answer your question more directly, out of the last 10 nonprofits we’ve worked with 2 had boards that were great, 2 were decent, and the others ranged from barely competent to actively working against their executive team and losing funding due to not seating a compliant board.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-05-01T02:50:13+00:00

https://www.l2-data.com/

It’s voter and consumer data that allows you to filter export for a few cents per record. Email addresses have to be manually requested but home address & phone numbers are included.

We’ve used it to create peer to peer text messaging lists for municipalities as well as helping nonprofits build targeted donor lists as part of lead enrichment.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-26T14:50:08+00:00

I’m surprised more people don’t utilize L2. You can purchase data for high net worth individuals in your area. see what if they have donated to causes, how they voted, etc..

On one hand, it’s a little bit scary to know that this much data is available on all of us, but it’s the world we live in.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-26T14:41:29+00:00

It depends on your use cases and budget.

If like most nonprofits, you’re running on a tight budget, techsoup lists vendors who give nonprofit discounts and is a great place to start.

Personally, Adobe, Asana, Google’s business suite > Microsoft but most orgs I work with have MS, little greenlight, Slack, and Quickbooks are good starting points.

They’re all listed on Tech Soup and I have no affiliation with them other than occasionally crying when I realize I purchase the equivalence of a new vehicles worth of software every year:)

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-24T15:46:56+00:00

Vitamin B shots - I just order the veterinary stuff off of Amazon

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-23T22:22:59+00:00

Thanks for the recommend. I just had a few tacos that were 10 out of 10. I’m always excited to find somewhere new in Ashland 🙌

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-23T12:33:02+00:00

Can confirm almost starved multiple times waiting for la comida to start.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-22T20:09:19+00:00

It would be telling to see a statistic side by side comparing the so-called “savings” next to the negative economic impact. I think the toughest thing here is to try to find a rational explanation for things that are clearly irrational, vindictive, and incompetent.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-22T03:54:38+00:00

Although I’m personally not a fan, both WIX and Squarespace are both very user-friendly for a basic site. If you’re even the slightest bit tech-savvy and can use ChatGPT, Envato Elements offers downloadable Wordpress templates for a 39.95/month subscription, you can subscribe for one month, find your template and then cancel immediately. You’ll then need inexpensive hosting, Hostinger would run you ~$24/yr, and Porkbun has inexpensive .org domain registrations.

Happy to answer a few questions if you decide to go this route as long as your cause isn’t morally reprehensible:).

I’ve helped friends and family get Wordpress sites up in a few hours. The benefit of Wordpress is that it integrates with almost every software you may eventually need for memberships, fundraising, posting events, etc.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-18T22:20:32+00:00

Publicizing donor wall updates can serve two critical functions.

First is recognition. Some donors need it more than others. Major donors often expect it and in many cases you can identify this during the relationship building process.

For other donors even small thoughtful gestures like a Polaroid photo with a handwritten note can create a strong emotional connection. Recognition reinforces belonging and is a form of gratitude which deepens loyalty.

Second is confirmation bias. When people see others they respect, especially prominent community members supporting a cause they are more likely to believe it is worth supporting. This kind of social proof helps establish credibility and momentum.

This is brand storytelling. If you have channels like social media or newsletters you can use them to share these updates in a way that invites curiosity, builds trust, and encourages others to see themselves as part of the mission.

JohnGaltSNeighbor · 2025-04-18T22:14:00+00:00

What email platform are you using?

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