Donors Want to See Good Done – #3 in Major Gifts: A Thing of the Heart
It was a disturbing conversation. The donor had made a significant gift and was now asking what had resulted – what had actually happened – from that gift. A simple question. The Director of Development was caught in the corner. Anticipating a grilling from the donor,...Doing What Matters
I will never forget the discussion I had when I was managing a sales team for a commercial company. I had been meeting with various salespeople, going over their performance, and now it was time to meet with Brandon (not his real name). Brandon was an energetic,...Valuing Impact, Outcomes Vs Overhead: #2 Trend to Watch in 2015
More non-profit leaders, MGOs and donors will value impact and outcomes vs. overhead in 2015. That is the second trend to watch this year. In an earlier post on reminding your donors about impact, I wrote about the need to focus on impact and outcomes rather than...Remind Your Donors About Impact
We have trouble stirring up north. Good trouble. Brady Josephson, Canadian charity strategist, marketer, professor, writer and all around solid thinker on non-profit matters, is addressing a favorite topic of Jeff’s and mine: how organizations measure their...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
