Love Your Donor for Life
I received a question the other day from a blog subscriber that really intrigued me, and it got me thinking about what it means to view your donors as part of your mission – just as much as what your organization does to make the world a better place. The question was...
Truth Bomb #3: You Must Have Alignment of Mission
Third in a six-part series: Truth Bombs About Major Gifts Why does your organization exist today? Is it relevant? Is it meeting a societal need? You may be asking, “why is this a truth bomb related to major gifts?” You see, many non-profits have moved away from their...
Truth Bomb #2: Fundraising is a Spiritual Endeavor
The second in a six-part series: Truth Bombs About Major Gifts “Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer people an opportunity to participate in our vision and mission.” — Henry Nouwen The second truth about major gift fundraising is that...
Creative Ideas to Care for Donors
When Jeff and I think about this subject of caring for donors, we go one of two routes – either we create an exhaustive and complete list of ideas that you can execute to take care of donors, OR we simply tell you to keep telling donors, in as many ways you can, that...
Focus on the Money – Move Away from the Money
Question: “How do I get a donor who has offered to give $10,000 to give $15,000 instead?” That’s the question Jeff and I recently received. The thought behind the question will lead the MGO away from the very thing he wants – more money. Here’s how that works. The...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
