David Fry

Are you a Social Mediac?

You won’t find them in the dictionary and spell check doesn’t recognize them. However, I see them every day and have addressed them in workshops and retreats. You may even be one. What is it you ma...... Read More

GIVING Should Increase in The Final Quarter of The Year

For many retail business, the final quarter of the year can make or break their income statement. For nonprofits, the same period greatly influences their ability to deliver programming, since it's...... Read More

Are We Communicating?

Communication is a wonderful thing... when it works. Our society has some issues today when it comes to expression of our feelings and attitudes and much of it is related to the non-verbal communic...... Read More

Think You Need More FTEs?

There is one thing most every organization needs in its marketing efforts. In reality, it's not FTE’s in the human resource, full-time equivalent sense. Instead, this FTE is an acronym that refers...... Read More

Some Boards Are Just Bored!

Everyone knows of an organization with a few Board members who are passionately dedicated, while others are just looking to strengthen a resume.  Those extremes are the easiest to spot, but what ab...... Read More

Five Points to Engage Consumers to Buy Experiences

"People don't buy features, they buy benefits." It has been the basic sales mantra for years. Today I remind clients, despite the truth in the previous statement, "people buy experiences." So how c...... Read More

Capital Campaigns Should Raise More Than Money

While a capital campaign may seem like a good idea, there are a number of considerations deserving significant review before a board decides to interview a consultant or launch a feasibility study....... Read More

Five Considerations For Impacting Culture

Culture: It lives in your organization with deeply rooted implications to your business or nonprofit. Yet many have no feel for the realities of their culture or how it may be impacting their strat...... Read More

Capital Campaigns Should Raise More Than Money

While a Capital Campaign may seem like a good idea, there are a number of considerations deserving significant review before a board decides to interview a consultant or launch a feasibility study....... Read More

Presentations May Be ‘Power’-Less

Presentation software was a great invention but you’ve probably suffered through a presentation where the speaker thought it was a bit too great relied on it too heavily! So how do you keep from ma...... Read More