How to Deal with Emotion and Empathy Fatigue
We all know it’s true. This pandemic and now the unrest in the country is taking its toll on us. We’re stretched and tired. As Theresa Tapocsi, one of our Client Experience Leaders, said in an email to Jeff and me last week: “it feels like the first week of quarantine...
There IS a Secret Formula
There IS a secret formula in major gifts, and I’m going to reveal it at the end of this blog. This formula was used with donors recently and caused these gifts to come in: Four MGOs raised $1 million for COVID-19 assistance $10,000 donor gave $15,000 for faith-based...
The Bombarded, Assaulted MGO/PGO
Let’s face it. These are different and difficult times for front-line fundraisers like MGOs and PGOs. They’re difficult mostly because the insiders in their organizations are behaving badly. Not the donors. The insiders. Let me explain. Some managers and leaders are...
Damaging Crisis Statements and Actions
There are two things happening out in the marketplace right now that are damaging to donors and philanthropy in general. First, some consultants/fundraising agencies and some philanthropy media are spreading the word that a majority of non-profit leaders are reducing...TOP RATED PODCAST
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