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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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Donor-Centered (2)
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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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What If I Can’t Get a Donor to Talk to Me?
Fifth in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…?
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What If My Older Donor Stops Giving, but They Tell Us They’ve Made a Planned Gift?
Third in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…?
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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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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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Permission-Based Asking: Celebrate
I have to admit that I find it very hard to celebrate anything. It is one of the wounds I carry. I am so focused on doing and reaching objectives that I just forget about stopping to celebrate what...
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Write Your Major Gift Message with Emotion and Heart
Maybe you’ve heard that old adage: information tells, emotion sells. I suggest you print that out and put it in front of you when you’re writing, so that you make sure you start with emotion and then...
