Stay Close to the Need
Your work as a major gift fundraiser is to convey the need in a real, emotional way that will touch the hearts of your donors. So get in touch with that need yourself.
Why are Donor Passions and Interests So Important?
Learning donor passions and interests is so important to the work of a major gift officer. Here’s why.
Getting Out of the Mundane
Major gift work can at times be isolating, lonely and mundane. These are some ideas to change it up a bit and do something different that keeps you motivated.
When You’ve Lost Your Motivation
Being a major gift fundraiser is an emotionally taxing profession. It has tremendous highs and lows. Sometimes, you might lose your motivation. Read more how to stay motivated in your work.
Have the Fundraiser Blues? Seek Some Motivation.
I know it happens to you; it certainly happens to me. And it happens to just about everyone I know in major gift fundraising: you go through a period of time where you lack motivation and drive. It’s strange, isn’t it? I’m not sure how it starts, but it sure takes...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
