by Guest Contributor | Sep 23, 2022 | Communication, Donor Communication, Year-end Planning | Communication, Direct Response, Donor-Centered, Fundraising
Your hands ache from writing “We couldn’t do this work without you,” on hundreds of cards. The papercuts on your fingertips sting as you shovel another handful of Fritos into your mouth, desperate to keep your strength up to stuff more envelopes. The stacks of...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 15, 2022 | Mid-level, Mid-Level Programs, Non-Profit Leadership | Leadership, Management, Mid-level donors, Overcoming Objections, Pipeline Development
In our last blog, Lisa Robertson shared the top five reasons leaders fear starting a mid-level program. I can’t let that go by without also sharing some concrete examples of how I’ve seen organizations overcome those initial fears to find incredible mid-level success....
by Guest Contributor | Jul 13, 2022 | Management, Mid-level fundraising, Mid-Level Programs, Non-Profit Leadership | Leadership, Management, Mid-level donors, Non-Profits, Overcoming Objections
“Can you talk to our team?” It’s not an unusual request, but one we often receive when we suggest to folks that investing in a mid-level program is their logical next step in ensuring a healthy donor pipeline. The common scenario is that our contact, who has been...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 20, 2021 | Culture Change, Fundraising, Systems | and Inclusion, Non-Profits
Collecting Courage, a collection of stories from Black fundraisers in the U.S. and Canada, is a gift to the non-profit sector, sharing experiences that are frequently unheard. We invited the editors of Collecting Courage to share this blog and speak to the power we...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 30, 2021 | Capital Campaigns | Fundraising, Major Gifts
Capital campaigns are essentially successful major gift programs on steroids. That might be oversimplifying it a little, but it’s true. Major gifts is often the perfect warm-up act, or precursor, for a successful capital campaign. And capital campaign strategy and...