--- title: Mission Advancement Blog | Nonprofit description: Nonprofit | --- [![Mission Advancement](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mission%20Advancement%20Logos%202022/Mission%20Advancement%20logo_white.png?width=160&name=Mission%20Advancement%20logo_white.png)](https://missionadvancement.com/) [![Mission Advancement](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/hubfs/Mission%20Advancement%20Logos%202022/Mission%20Advancement%20logo_blue.png)](https://missionadvancement.com/) - [About Us](https://missionadvancement.com/about/) - [Who We Serve](https://missionadvancement.com/who-we-serve/) - [How We Serve](https://missionadvancement.com/how-we-serve/) - [Resources](https://missionadvancement.com/resources/) - [Contact Us](https://missionadvancement.com/contact/) - [About Us](https://missionadvancement.com/about/) - [Who We Serve](https://missionadvancement.com/who-we-serve/) - [How We Serve](https://missionadvancement.com/how-we-serve/) - [Resources](https://missionadvancement.com/resources/) - [Contact Us](https://missionadvancement.com/contact/) Viewing posts categorised under: **Nonprofit** ## [Who is our nonprofit's customer?](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/so-who-is-our-customer-anyway) [Fundraising](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/fundraising), | [Nonprofit](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/nonprofit) | [0 Comments](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/so-who-is-our-customer-anyway#comments-listing) | by [Mission Advancement](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/author/mission-advancement) ***![](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Customer-image-1-300x200.png?width=300&name=Customer-image-1-300x200.png)For Mission Advancement, it’s nearly all nonprofit organizations*** ... pretty easy answer, right? Think about your mission and vision statements: who the target of your mission is, who the staff and volunteers focus their efforts on. You come up with answers like the students who sit in the classrooms, or the person who is hungry or in need of what it is your mission provides. Well, in one sense you’re right. But in the fundraising sense, you are wrong! [read more](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/so-who-is-our-customer-anyway) ## [The Whole Organization Fundraising Mindset](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/the-whole-organization-fundraising-mindset) [Fundraising](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/fundraising), | [Nonprofit](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/nonprofit) | [0 Comments](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/the-whole-organization-fundraising-mindset#comments-listing) | by [Mission Advancement](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/author/mission-advancement) ![](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/team-image-for-blog--300x200.jpg?width=300&name=team-image-for-blog--300x200.jpg)Whose job is it within your organization to raise money? Most who answer this question give the name of the Development Director - and they would be wrong. The right answer is every staff member, every board member, and every volunteer. Creating the right mindset among the entire team will lead to new opportunities for growth in your mission. [read more](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/the-whole-organization-fundraising-mindset) ## [Our Greatest Responsibility](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/blog-responsibility) [Board](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/board), | [Fundraising](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/fundraising), | [Major gifts](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/major-gifts), | [Nonprofit](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/nonprofit), | [Stewardship](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/tag/stewardship) | [0 Comments](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/blog-responsibility#comments-listing) | by [Sheri Hodde](https://blog.missionadvancement.com/author/sheri-hodde) There are a lot of resources on the topic of stewardship and accountability in the development office, and most of them are helpful for development professionals as they strive to be responsible. However, the problem with most of the material on this topic is that it only applies to relationships with donors. As development professionals, you are also faced with other relationships that demand your stewardship and accountability – and those relationships are your greatest responsibility. 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