How to Be Successful at Major Gifts, Even If You’re Small
A Step by Step Guide to Success As a regular reader of the Passionate Giving Blog, you’re among thousands of your colleagues around the world who are trying to do major gifts just a little bit better every day. Richard and I get notes, emails and letters every week...
What Are You Waiting for?
When I hear from a major gift officer that he loves to create strategic plans, I get really worried. You might be thinking right now, “but Jeff, you and Richard are always talking about the need for major gift officers to have a revenue goal and a strategic plan for...Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
A year ago I was sitting down with the Director of Development of a new client, discussing his many challenges with his non-profit’s leadership. He was depressed. His CEO thought there was no way cultivating individual major gifts was going to work for their...Set Yourself Apart & Do Something Different: #5 of Six Actions for Summer Impact
Summertime usually offers a little more flexibility with your time because there is less activity at your organization, and many of your donors are on vacation. This can give you the time to be really creative about making an impact on your caseload throughout the...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
