What Do You Say to a Donor?
Here are 5 strategies that are working right now for front-line fundraisers to get their donors to engage with them
The Grass is NOT Greener
CEOs and Executive Directors lament all the time. They tell us, “I bring in someone good, and right as they start really producing, they go somewhere else… it’s exasperating!” Is that the type of career you want to build? I don’t think so. A major gift officer’s greatest impact happens when he or she helps a donor find joy through a transformative gift, which creates a substantial impact on the organization.
Six Practical Ways to Get to Know Your Donor
How do you build lifelong relationships with donors? Here are some practical ideas – if you start on these now, you will reap large amounts of revenue in the future.
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.
In Major Gifts, Failure is a Path to Success
When you embrace failure rather than fear it, you will try new things and discover gifts of learning which get you closer to success.
Never Give Up!
Recently, I’ve been working with a major gift officer, “Janice” in the San Francisco Bay area. We’ve been trying to help her get to know the donors on her caseload. Previously, this MGO had been so distracted with other things – managing people, running events and...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
