Are You Truly Thankful for Your Donors?
Are you really thankful for all of your donors? Do they know how much they are loved and appreciated?
Six Ways to Influence Your CEO to Love Fundraising
A common complaint Richard and I hear from major gift officers concerns their CEOs or Executive Directors and their hatred for fundraising. Here they have people who are supposed to be the leaders of their organizations, with vision and passion, but they won’t even...
Building a Culture of Philanthropy #4: Telling Your Story
Do you know your organization’s story? Do you know how it began and why it exists? Have you ever considered why people support your organization? When I ask these questions of staff at non-profits I’m amazed at how many can’t answer them. I’m not blaming them for...
Building a Culture of Philanthropy: What Does it Look Like?
Okay, I’m admittedly killing two birds with one stone here. Next week Richard and I have scheduled a virtual conference with Fundraising Success magazine on the topic of “The Culture of Philanthropy” and since I have to prepare for that I might as bring you along...
If Program Fails You Will Fail
I recently heard of a situation in a large non-profit where a multi-million donor withdrew his giving from the organization he had come to love. The reason? The promise which had been made when he gave his $2 million dollars was not delivered by program. As I dug into...
Are You Taking Pictures of Donors?
It was amazing to see how such a simple concept could be so profound. But when I heard the story I knew I had to pass it on to you. These days we all take pictures whenever we want. With smartphones a picture is just a click away and we can document anything we...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
