What Personality Type Makes the Best Fundraiser: An Extrovert or Introvert?
When it comes to personality type, you might assume that extroverts make the best fundraisers. But that’s not what the research suggests.
What the Arab Culture Can Teach Us About Meaningful Donor Conversations
When you set clear expectations and provide a structure around your donor conversations, it makes space for deeper connections.
How to Approach Fundraising Like an Artist
If you’re trying to make something happen and it just won’t, try to approach fundraising as an artist would when they’re blocked.
You Can’t Have the Art Without the Science of Fundraising
No matter how good you are at the art of fundraising, you won’t be successful if you don’t also apply the science of fundraising.
How Facilitation Skills Make You a Better Fundraiser
In a donor meeting, your role is two-fold: you are their partner, and you are also a facilitator to keep the meeting on-track.
How to Improve Collaboration Across Your Organization to Better Serve Your Donors
Start a conversation with your internal partners to build trust within your organization and find more opportunities for collaboration.
Follow This Checklist to Prepare for Courageous Conversations
Before you approach a sensitive topic with a colleague, follow this checklist to prepare for an honest and courageous conversation.
Managing Your Fight-or-Flight Response for More Courageous Conversations
To have courageous conversations, you must tune into your body and manage your own reactions as you work toward a collaborative solution.
Why Developing Your EQ Is Key to Great Leadership
Leaders with emotional intelligence are better equipped to manage their own feelings as well as the needs of others on their team.
What’s Up With Emotions? Building Your Emotional Awareness
When you learn to identify your emotions and build emotional awareness, you’ll grow your intuition and confidence in maneuvering life.
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Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
