Business

By Dr. V. Dunbar – Black-owned businesses have long been a vital part of the economic fiber of the city of Jacksonville. To commemorate National Black Business Month, the Greater First Coast Chamber of Commerce, […]

It’s time to get out and about again. Back to seeing people in person. Time for morning meetings over coffee, and evenings with nonprofit dinners and galas. It’s the return of breakfasts and luncheons that […]

The Greater First Coast Chamber of Commerce, Innovation & Trade (First CCCIT) is celebrating National Black Business Month with a series of promotions and interviews with member legacy businesses such as Holley’s Bar B-Q, established in […]

Those who know fundraising know that nonprofit life is full of intrigue, twisted paths, pure luck, genius, generosity, and more. This is the first in an occasional series of fictional fundraising short stories.   Dr. […]

The pandemic has devastated thousands of Black businesses across the nation and set many families on a course of either bankruptcy or potential shattered lives of financial ruin. The traditional way to run a business […]

While the summer weather may be heating us up, there is a way for those of us who are donors to “heat up” giving at our favorite nonprofits. Its not that complicated, but it can […]

Have you built out your social media platforms and mailing lists, so you are communicating with hundreds or thousands of people? Do you have hundreds of thousands of followers? A million? If you have been […]

For a small nonprofit, is it feasible or practical to “stay in your lane” as a fundraising professional? Should you instead be “wearing many hats?” We have so many phrases to talk about our work […]

Who is endorsing your fundraising? Are you out there on your own asking for money, or have you reached out to people who can endorse your plans? Taking time to secure endorsers before you begin […]