Leaders, Are You Standing in the Way of Bigger Gifts?

Leaders, Are You Standing in the Way of Bigger Gifts?

Leaders, I know that it can feel like a tricky balancing act. How do you push for your fundraisers to make bigger asks without pressuring them into a transactional approach with donors? Let’s say you just heard that a donor gave half a million dollars to the...
Why Most Fundraising Is Ineffective

Why Most Fundraising Is Ineffective

If the main purpose of a non-profit is to address a societal problem, then it follows that securing the resources to address that problem is the other major objective. I talked about this in a blog I wrote earlier this year. But why does securing the resources...
Here’s How to Help Your Fundraisers Work Their Plan

Here’s How to Help Your Fundraisers Work Their Plan

In my last post, I urged frontline fundraisers to not worry about the outside forces they can’t control, and to focus on executing their fundraising plan for each donor in their portfolio… the one thing they do have control over. Now, I want to specifically address...