Events Are NOT Major Gift Fundraising
Non-profit leaders and board members, this one is for you. Several weeks ago I got a call from a distraught Director of Development telling me she was at her wits’ end with the board of directors and her non-profit’s CEO. She said, “Jeff, I’m not sure what to do. My...
How Do You Turn Major Event Gifts into Major Donors?
This is event season. Because of that, Richard and I have been asked by a number of development professionals about how you turn an event donor who gives a major gift into an actual major donor who is inspired by your mission. The answer is that it’s almost...
Events and Major Gift Fundraising
Giving Thanks
I love Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. Besides all the great food and football, for me it is an amazing blessing to have one day where we talk with family and friends about what we are grateful for. Earlier in my career as a development director I loved this...
How to Structure an Organization to be Effective at Fundraising
Often, the reason the major gifts function in an organization does not work is because the organization itself is not organized properly. Or the leaders in the organization don’t have a clear view of what the various functions in the organization are supposed to do....TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
