Don’t Be White Noise to Your Donor: 4 Ways to Stand Out
You know those sound machines that create white noise and block out all the other sounds around them? That’s what’s happening to your donors right now because everyone is following the same donor communication strategy. Let’s be real, your donors are getting a lot of...
The Balancing Act of Year-End Outreach in Major Gifts
Your hands ache from writing “We couldn’t do this work without you,” on hundreds of cards. The papercuts on your fingertips sting as you shovel another handful of Fritos into your mouth, desperate to keep your strength up to stuff more envelopes. The stacks of...
Let Your Heart Show
I was listening to her tell the story. It was about a single mom and her small child who’d been helped by the non-profit. The MGO told me where they lived, how they both had been abused by a very controlling man, how she had tried to run away and was caught and...
Question of the Month: How does emotional intelligence make me an even better fundraiser?
We’ve all been there. You’re meeting with a donor about something you think they’re going to love because it matches their passions, and you start to notice that they seem… checked out. They’ve gotten quiet. Then what happens? Your mind starts spinning, you’re short...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
