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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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Donor-Centered (3)
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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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15 Questions to Help You Go Deeper with Donors
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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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...
