Creating Donor Joy: Breaking Through the Noise with Thanks
You need to find ways – sometimes surprising or unusual ways – to break through the daily clutter and noise of a donor’s life. When they notice you, it can be a pleasant surprise.
I Never Wanted to be a Fundraiser
Want to be an Awesome MGO?
The thing we love most about our work is that we get to help major gift officers and their managers succeed. There is nothing like helping people find joy in their work.
A Lightness of Being
We in the non-profit world have a tough time with taking our work too personally. This work you do every day requires that you hold on, but not too tightly. To take it seriously, but not too personally. To do hard things, but to do it with joy.
The Power of the Story
Today, think about all the stories your organization has to tell. Then think about how to bring your donors to that story so that it will break their hearts. You will be doing those donors a huge favor by helping them change their lives through their giving.
Do You Still Have the Joy?
Just about every day, I’m in the presence of a major gift officer or I’m talking to one on the phone. Because of that, I feel the pulse of what is going on with MGOs most of the time. Right now, I think you are probably pretty stressed. Like everyone in fundraising, a...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
