For a Path to Sustainable Growth, Look Beyond Membership Programs
Are you a non-profit leader who sees the writing on the wall that maybe your membership program has hit a plateau? If so, you’re not alone! Here’s an example of what this might feel like. The membership program or giving society that your organization has relied on...
Will the Real Mid-Level Program Please Stand Up?
Words create pictures in our minds. The challenge in communication is determining if the picture in our mind matches the picture in the mind of the person speaking and vice versa. One of the coaching exercises I use to illustrate this point is to ask what someone...
Question of the Month: How can I stop my fundraisers from leaving?!
Did you know that on average, fundraisers are leaving their jobs every 15-18 months? The non-profit sector has a serious problem with employee retention, and it’s particularly an issue in relationship-based fundraising roles because it can take up to a year or more...
Take Steps To Keep That Good Employee
It’s no secret that fundraisers are leaving the organizations they work for at an alarming rate. 51% of them say they plan to leave their current non-profit in the next two years. And 30% say they plan to leave fundraising altogether. Why is this happening? Two things...
Want to Build Solid Donor Relationships? Connect with Your Team!
Pay attention to your donor relationships! Care for your donors! Steward your donors! There’s a lot of messaging out there that being donor-centered and donor-driven is the key to solid donor relationships and donor retention. It’s against that reality that I...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
