Resolve to Set Goals!
Third of Six New Year’s Resolutions that will Change Your Life The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain. — Kahlil Gibran I love starting a new year. It’s a huge marker that motivates me to set goals. Each year in December, I...
Are You Doing Major Gifts ‘Right’?
We are often asked the question “am I doing this major gifts thing right?” You can find the answer for yourself by going through this list of questions; if all of them have a “yes” answer from you, you can be secure in knowing that you are doing things right. Are you...Don’t “Mine” New Donors, “Mind” Your Current Donors
When we evaluate a non-profit’s major gift performance, we really zero in on two things: value retention (caseload value in terms of dollars retained year over year) and donor retention (number of donors on a caseload that continue their giving year after year). What...How to Finish Your Year Strong
You are 65% through the year and you are behind in reaching your goals. What should you do? Your first inclination might be just to do more of what you have been doing. Or hope that one donor will come through really big and take you over the top. Or maybe, just...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
