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The Balancing Act of Year-End Outreach in Major Gifts

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The Balancing Act of Year-End Outreach in Major Gifts

Your hands ache from writing “We couldn’t do this work without you,” on hundreds of cards. The papercuts on your fingertips sting as you shovel another handful of Fritos into your mouth, desperate to...

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Four Things That All Donors Want

What donors want is rather simple. In truth, it boils down to our own core wants. If you can meet these wants, you’ll be surprised to see how much more impactful your donor relationships will become.

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Breaking Out of Organizational Silos

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Breaking Out of Organizational Silos

In our last blog post, I talked about how the culture of an organization, through its systems and structure, can breed organizational silos. These rifts create mistrust and territorial behaviors...

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Are You Asking Your Donors “Why” Enough?

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Are You Asking Your Donors “Why” Enough?

Why does your donor love your organization so much? Have you sat down with your donor and really listened to their answer? If they said something like, “well, I just think you do a great job,” did...

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Why Are You Hiding the Truth?

I remember when I was a kid, I broke one of my dad’s tools in the garage because I was playing around with it. I knew he would be mad because I wasn’t allowed to play with that particular tool. What...

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What If Leadership Is NOT Entirely on Board with a Donor-Centered Program?

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What If Leadership Is NOT Entirely on Board with a Donor-Centered Program?

First in a Series: What Should I Do If…? A Six-Part Series Inspired by You

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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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