Four Things I Don’t Understand About Major Gift Naysayers
Nope. Never. Not going to happen. Won’t happen. Can’t happen. Not true. It’s truly unbelievable to Jeff and me that smart, competent non-profit leaders can’t embrace the fact that a good major gifts program works and is worth the investment. These are the people I...
Why Your Back Office Is Losing You Money
Many speakers, consultants, and category experts write and speak a great deal about the “donor-facing” side of major gifts, but hardly anyone talks about the back end. But we need to. Without a fully functional and donor-sensitive back office, all the work on the...
Express Gratitude to Donors Daily
One thing that’s difficult for me to do is to focus on the positive things people do. Jeff and my wife both tell me regularly that I am too problem-oriented. There is good and bad news to this reality. The good news is that I am always focusing on what needs to get...
The Important Back End of Major Gifts
One of our blog readers recently commented that many speakers, consultants and category experts write and speak a great deal about the “donor-facing” side of major gifts, but hardly anyone talks about the back end. Good point. Without a fully functional and...TOP RATED PODCAST
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