We Need a Leadership Change
Non-profits whose leaders understand donors as part of their mission will thrive in the coming decades. Those that don’t will struggle to be relevant.
Non-profits whose leaders understand donors as part of their mission will thrive in the coming decades. Those that don’t will struggle to be relevant.
Here are some ideas on how you can show the impact of a donor’s gift and create incredible joy for your donors:
If you lose sight of what major gift fundraising is all about – RELATIONSHIPS – you lose, period.
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.
You can’t rush the process of understanding a donor’s passions and interests. Even if you are at a place where you know this about a donor, that doesn’t mean you’re done cultivating that relationship.
Sometimes you have to say “no” to a donor or a funder. Hopefully not very often, but as Richard always says, “a no can lead to a yes.”