Pursuing a Path to Action
When I started reading Collecting Courage, it made me uncomfortable. As a middle-aged white male, it was challenging to read. But, as I continued to read story after story of Black and brown fundraisers’ experiences, I saw this collection of stories as a real...
What Softball Can Teach Us About Fundraising
Last week, the Oklahoma Sooners softball team won the College World Series after an impressive season. They were exciting to watch, even for someone who is not a huge softball fan (please don’t tell my softball coach husband). As I was watching one of their games last...
Will the Real Mid-Level Program Please Stand Up?
Words create pictures in our minds. The challenge in communication is determining if the picture in our mind matches the picture in the mind of the person speaking and vice versa. One of the coaching exercises I use to illustrate this point is to ask what someone...
Q&A Part 2: More Questions About Mid-Level Fundraising
Welcome back to the second part of our mid-level Q&A. For those of you who may have missed our last blog, we answered questions about how to handle mid-level donors you don’t hear back from, how to qualify mid-level donors (spoiler alert, you don’t), and the...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
