Question of the Month: What role does your organization’s structure have in your donor pipeline?
Most non-profits don’t realize there’s a connection between their organization’s structure and their donor pipeline. But if your organization isn’t set up to support the donor journey, the effects are tangible. You’ll see clogs at all levels of the pipeline and...
How to Revive a Dying Major Gifts Pipeline
Here’s a donor pipeline and an example of what not to do in fundraising. The numbers show active donors in range-of-giving categories. It is a perfect example of a dying major gifts pipeline. There are several things to note here. 99.62% of the total donors – 161,841...
Your Inexperience Is Hurting You: A Cautionary Tale (Part 3 of 3)
This is part three of a three-part blog series: Warning, There’s a Gap in your Fundraising Knowledge and Experience. To be an effective non-profit leader, manager, or consultant, you need to have experience with a wide variety of different types of non-profits. In my...
To Be a Great Leader: Know Every Aspect of the Donor Pipeline (Part 1 of 3)
This is part one of a three-part blog series: Warning, There’s a Gap in your Fundraising Knowledge and Experience. After working in this industry for over 32 years now, it’s clear to me that if you are going to be an effective non-profit leader, development manager,...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
