Why Are You Afraid to Ask?
As amazing as it may seem today, there are hundreds of major gift officers around the country who are afraid to ask their donors for a gift. Or they are afraid to ask for a significant gift. Why are they still major gift officers? This is one of the great questions...What YOU NEED to Make the Ask
Richard and I are often asked by organizations to help them figure out what kind of materials they need to take with them for an ask meeting with a major donor. Many of these organizations have crazy ideas that they have to bring elaborate and expensive pieces with...The Little Person In Each of Us
We were sitting in the main conference room high above the city doing some major gift training with a fantastic group of Major Gift Officers. The training was about “Asking For The Gift” – a session we regularly conduct with our clients. The MGO’s sitting around the...The Art and Science of “The Ask”
I was recently invited to sit in on a mock presentation in which the real presentation was to be made to a donor to request a sizable major gift. The organization had been working on this gift for months. At the end of this presentation I was in awe – not just...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
