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Summertime Lesson #5: Get Deep with Some Donors. Do Something Crazy!

Fifth in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter! You have roughly six weeks left in your summer. And since summer gives many of us the opportunity to do things a little differently than the rest of the year, why not try something a little different with your...

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Summertime Lesson #4: Learn Something New!

Fourth in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter!

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Summertime Lesson #3: Get Ahead of the Game!

Third in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter! In my first post of this series I wrote, in part, about putting together a little “half-year” report on your...

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Summertime Lesson #2: Figure Out Who Your Donors Are

Second in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter!

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Summertime Lesson #1: Create New Plans for Donors Behind Goal

First in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter! Summertime, and the living is easy… I love that song from the musical “Porgy and Bess.” Unfortunately, I run...

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14 Ways to Tell Your Donor She Made a Difference

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14 Ways to Tell Your Donor She Made a Difference

“How do I tell my donor she made a difference?” the MGO asked. “I mean, there are only so many ways to do that.” Good question. Jeff and I routinely tell MGOs that there’s no limit to how many times...

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What’s a Meaningful Connection?

To be blunt, the metrics used to evaluate many major gift programs these days don’t make much sense to Richard and me, especially the metrics around how many face-to-face meetings or phone calls you...

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Mid-Level Fundraising Honors the Donor

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Mid-Level Fundraising Honors the Donor

Part Two of a Three-Part Series: 3 Reasons a Mid-Level Program is Critical If you ask any CEO or Executive Director if their organization is donor-centered, they will always say “yes.” But in...

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Mid-Level Fundraising Keeps the Major Gift Pipeline Flowing

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Mid-Level Fundraising Keeps the Major Gift Pipeline Flowing

Part One of a Three-Part Series: 3 Reasons a Mid-Level Program is Critical While the majority of our time and attention in this blog is about major gifts, we also write about the importance of the...

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Don’t Share the Cost Detail

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Don’t Share the Cost Detail

Imagine going into a store to buy a pair of shoes. This is the dialogue between you and the customer service person (CSP) helping you, after he’s brought you the shoes you requested. CSP: Would you...

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