One of the things we’ve learned over the past 30 years is that donors generally do NOT find the anniversary of a nonprofit organization to be a sufficient reason to give a gift! Of course, we learned it the way most of us do . . . by making mistakes.

Thirty years ago, in 1994, I found myself stuck on the couch. A series of injuries left me unable to go outside and play like my friends. Instead, I spent hours with a stack of books and a mind that wouldn’t quit.

That’s a long time to partner with the nonprofit community. It’s even more amazing when you think of all the many changes Douglas Shaw & Associates has witnessed in nonprofit fundraising—but more importantly, how much has stayed the same.