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Fixing Wrong Thinking in Major Gifts: How to Build a Relationship‑Centered Approach

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Fixing Wrong Thinking in Major Gifts: How to Build a Relationship‑Centered Approach

The other day, a friend told me about his annual physical. He thought he was doing fine—eating fairly well, staying active, managing work. But the doctor had a different perspective. She laid out...

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How to Change a Toxic Non-Profit Culture

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How to Change a Toxic Non-Profit Culture

It’s no secret that front-line fundraisers are leaving their roles at an alarming rate. Many are walking away from causes they care deeply about because the work environment isn’t sustainable. As...

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What Great Non-Profit Leaders Do (and Why It Matters)

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What Great Non-Profit Leaders Do (and Why It Matters)

Not long ago, I was talking with a group of board members after a meeting. The conversation started light—family, sports, business. But it didn’t stay there. One of them leaned in and said, “I don’t...

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Why Your Donor Experience Depends on Internal Collaboration

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Why Your Donor Experience Depends on Internal Collaboration

If you’re a fundraiser, your mission is simple, but powerful: help donors find joy through their giving by connecting them to meaningful programs that change the world. That’s it. Your role is to...

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What is Your Mission? It's Bigger Than You Think

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What is Your Mission? It's Bigger Than You Think

Every week, I talk with non-profit leaders who can eloquently articulate their organization's mission. They speak passionately about feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, protecting the...

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Fear and Trembling: The Current Non-Profit Crisis

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Fear and Trembling: The Current Non-Profit Crisis

The non-profit industry is coming up against another crisis. With the latest freeze on government funding for many agencies, we will start to see a ripple effect down to the everyday non-profit...

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Do You Know What Makes or Breaks a Great Non-Profit?

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Do You Know What Makes or Breaks a Great Non-Profit?

Development Directors are the unsung heroes of a non-profit. Over the years of working on major gifts (and by that, I mean mid-level, major, and planned giving), Richard and I have developed the...

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New Year, New Thinking! Strengthening Your Internal Relationships

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New Year, New Thinking! Strengthening Your Internal Relationships

A three-part series to start the New Year right I love starting off a new year with goals, resolutions, and new ways of thinking. I love being inspired and pumped for the year ahead. In thinking...

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How to Improve Collaboration Across Your Organization to Better Serve Your Donors

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How to Improve Collaboration Across Your Organization to Better Serve Your Donors

Your donors are on an incredible journey with you. They may have been in relationship with your organization for decades, starting out by giving through direct mail, then giving through their...

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Non-Profit Leaders: There is No Shortcut in Major Gifts

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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 websites, everyone seems to have either an easy way to do major gifts, or some kind of major gift fundraising...

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