The Main Reason Your Donor Will Not Meet with You
Several weeks ago I was at a conference with the good MGOs of the Central Territory of The Salvation Army. I was going through the points from my series on The Relationship Path to Getting Meetings. As I started my presentation I asked the group the following...
The Path to a Very Large Gift from One Donor
Here is a perfect example of how awareness builds into major giving. This story was sent in by a friend of ours in response to my series on “Relational Steps to Getting Meetings.” I have disguised the specifics in order to protect the identity of the university and...
Giving Thanks
I love Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. Besides all the great food and football, for me it is an amazing blessing to have one day where we talk with family and friends about what we are grateful for. Earlier in my career as a development director I loved this...
Non-Profit Leaders, There is No Shortcut in Major Gifts
Major Gift work is not easy. Yet when I read the headlines of our industry magazines and web sites, everyone seems to have either an easy way to do major gifts, or some kind of major gift fundraising “hack” where you don’t have to work too hard to get great results....TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
