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To be a great major gift officer, we believe you must be curious about your donors. Why? Because your job is understanding their passions and interests and why they have them. This will help you...
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In the last 5 years there have been written hundreds of articles, blog posts, conference presentations, and retreats all centered on creating a culture of philanthropy. I wonder if it’s moving the...
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Sixth in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter!
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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...
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Fourth in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter!
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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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Second in a series: Six Things You Can Do This Summer to Help You Win in the 4th Quarter!
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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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“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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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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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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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...
