A Fundraisers Love + Hate Relationship with Giving Tuesday
When it comes to philanthropy, few dates on the calendar are recognized as quickly as Giving Tuesday. Positioned as a global day of generosity, Giving Tuesday has been solidified as an annual...
The Power of People
So much of what nonprofits are able to accomplish is driven by volunteer power. This is especially true in Sioux Falls. When MaxEx set out to study the State of Sioux Falls Philanthropy, we...
The Dream has Never been Bigger
In July 2010, I set out to build a company that would provide experience, expertise, and support to nonprofits and other service-minded organizations. I believed if these organizations could...
New Perspectives in Sioux Falls and Helping Non-profits Succeed
Watch Cindy on Thinking Out Loud w/ Cindy & Andy discuss with Andy Patterson, President/CEO of Sioux Falls Community Foundation and Think3DSoulutions on: How to adapt to obstacles through...
1 Million Cups with Cindy Peterson
Watch Cindy's 1 Million Cups presentation where she digs into all things philanthropy in Sioux Falls.
How Philanthropy Can Be a Competitive Advantage
Maximizing Excellence sat down with Startup Sioux Falls to discuss how philanthropy can be seen as a competitive advantage - in fact the competitive advantage of Sioux Falls.
Always Ask
Volunteers often express the desire for increased connection and synergy with fellowvolunteers as a way to enhance their experience and productivity. Inspired by an esteemedcolleague and client of...
Partners in Mission and Impact
At Maximizing Excellence, we have a partner-first mentality. We partner with organizationswho want to improve their effectiveness and achieve high impact. We believe we areresponsible for more than...
Ready or Not? Go with Ready
As a consultant, a donor, or a spectator, my involvement with capital campaigns would beconsidered extensive compared to most. Likely for that reason I was recently asked aninteresting question:...
Shifting Funder Focus to Nonprofit
Tech Capacity
Last week a comment about nonprofit overhead being a deterrent to giving prompted me to lecture my dinner companion on the nonprofit starvation cycle. Nonprofit friends might find this to be a...
Cheers to 11 Years!
Ever wonder where the week went? That was last week for this gal. It blurred by so quickly I missed Maximizing Excellence’s 11-year anniversary. Happy Anniversary! If I am being honest, that pace...
National Thank a Volunteer Month
A recent conversation with someone new to Maximizing Excellence brought up this question: who do you work with? We work with organizations who want to improve their effectiveness and the individuals...
