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Discipline is Freedom
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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Structure
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No Pipeline, No Future: How Does the Donor Pipeline Fit Into Your Organizational Structure?
It’s always amazing to Jeff and me how the donor pipeline, as a strategic element of fundraising, is either ignored or mismanaged in most non-profits. The reason we know this is that we cannot see...
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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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Managing Your Fight-or-Flight Response for More Courageous Conversations - Veritus Group
As a leader, when someone on your team is being territorial and difficult, it’s a good idea to pause and think about why. Possibly, like Jeff just talked about in his previous two blogs, it has to do...
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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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Accountability Is the Silver Bullet
For years, I really didn’t like someone following up and asking me if I did something I said I was going to do. But, while I didn’t like it, I appreciated it, because having people in my life to hold...
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The Structure of an Effective Fundraising Organization
Often, the reason the major gifts function in an organization doesn’t work is because the organization itself isn’t organized properly. Or the leaders in the organization don’t have a clear view of...
