Why is it So Hard to Get a Meeting with a Donor?
“I just can’t get a meeting with any of my donors,” said thousands of major gift officers. It’s probably one of the biggest complaints we hear from the large numbers of MGOs we have worked with. It sounds like this: Veritus: “So, [MGO] I’ve noticed that we’re halfway...
A Day in the Life of a Great MGO
Over the years we have worked with hundreds of major gift officers. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are extraordinary. We’re working with a number of extraordinary ones right now. The other day, I asked one of these great MGOs to tell me what a typical...
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
Almost every morning I drag myself out of bed and drive to my local YMCA to do lap swimming. I like this Y because it’s in a working class neighborhood, and when the doors open at 6am I’m the youngest one standing in line waiting to get in. Not a lot of hard bodies...
The Beauty of Discipline
If anyone had said to me 10 years ago that I would write a blog post about discipline being beautiful, I would have laughed uncontrollably. But here I am. As Richard can attest, I’m not the most disciplined person. However, over time, I have come to fully appreciate...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
