It’s Not About You
I was recently talking to the CEO of a large non-profit. She was very frustrated with her major gift manager because he could not, in her words “get his frontline fundraisers to manage their interactions with donors in the right way.” I pressed for more information....
The Best Gift YOU Can Give
As fundraisers, we love talking to donors about how THEIR gift can make a difference to help make the world a better place. But we don’t often talk about the best gift YOU can give as a fundraiser to help your manager sleep better at night. Well, I’ll tell you. The...
The Only Way to be Outrageously Successful at Major Gift Fundraising
I want you to be so successful at major gift fundraising that you will never want to leave your profession and quite honestly, so that you’ll stay with your current organization for at least 5 years. The only way you are going to achieve that success and longevity is...
Donors Will Not Give to Their Capacity Unless You Deal With These Two Issues
There is a main reason your donor will not give to their capacity, and it seems that folks are struggling to implement a solution to this problem. Which is why I keep talking about it – see my blog from September of last year. I’m bringing this back up again because...
How to Level Up as a Fundraiser in 2024: Choose Your Growth Path!
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you ended 2024 feeling really proud that you learned something new that made you more successful AND that made you happier?! Now I know it may feel ridiculously early to be thinking about the end of 2024. But if we’re going to grow, learn,...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
