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As fundraising leaders, we often feel the pressure to always be in motion—responding, doing, producing. It's as if the success of our mission depends solely on our ability to stay busy. After all,...
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One of my colleagues in the industry, Jason Lewis, has a phrase for the way that many non-profits approach fundraising: arms-length fundraising. It’s the idea that organizations treat fundraising...
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There is a big banner that drapes down from the ceiling in the gym I go to every day. It says, “Discipline is Freedom.” I think about this concept often and this statement has been our guiding...
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I want to be frank with you. I love what I get to be a part of in my role as a Client Experience Leader with Veritus. We partner with non-profit organizations doing amazing work all around the world....
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I know that at one point, the term “Moves Management” was helpful. It was a way to understand the stages around a relationship with a major donor (identification, cultivation, solicitation,...
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Right now, in this moment, you have donors in your caseload who could give transformational gifts. But they’re not giving those gifts right now because no one has taken the time to see them, dream...
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I just finished reading several blogs and reflections from AFP-ICON, which just wrapped up in New Orleans, and it sounds like people are extremely nervous! Why? Because a recent report by the...
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If you have a data set of 10,000 donors who have been giving for at least ten years and have made a gift within the past three years, I’d bet you have about 67-81 donors (with an average of 74) with...
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As a major gift officer, you are delivering two values. First, you are delivering value to the donor by helping her fulfill her interests and passions through her giving to your organization. Second,...
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2016 is just days away. It is not too early to start planning how you’ll be successful in the coming calendar year.
