Five Things You Must Do at the Beginning of This Calendar Year

Don’t let one more minute of this new calendar year go by before you take steps to do the following five things as relates your major gift work: Review your caseload and make donor additions and deletions. Look at each donor on your caseload and review how he or she...

I Can’t Ask Again!!

Your major donor has just given in the last month or last several weeks and you are now turning your attention to the donors on your caseload who have not given so far this calendar year. This is good. But you may be missing an opportunity to bring additional joy into...

Who To Bring To Your Donor Meeting

One of the things donors often wonder about is whether the ask they just heard or received from the MGO is really, really true.  Don’t get me wrong.  They don’t think the MGO is lying.  They are just not sure that the promise of what will be done with the money is...

What To Do When A Donor Won’t Talk To You

I think the phrase “talk to the hand” is so funny. While it may be a little off-putting or rude, the fact is that if someone says “talk to the hand” to you, it could simply mean that he or she does not want to hear what you have to say. But is it that simple?  I don’t...