The Consequences of Not Reporting Back
One tiny report makes a tremendous amount of difference, because it closes the giving loop. Just last week I heard about some MGOs who closed the reporting-back loop successfully, but another didn’t. The contrast is stunning. Those that closed the loop told their...
14 Ways to Tell Your Donor She Made a Difference
“How do I tell my donor she made a difference?” the MGO asked. “I mean, there are only so many ways to do that.” Good question. Jeff and I routinely tell MGOs that there is no limit to how many times they should tell a donor he is making a difference. You could do it...
The Beauty of Discipline
If anyone had said to me 10 years ago that I would write a blog post about discipline being beautiful, I would have laughed uncontrollably. But here I am. As Richard can attest, I’m not the most disciplined person. However, over time, I have come to fully appreciate...
Things Major Donors Love/Hate: Achieving Impact vs. Wasting Their Money
I’ve always been a student of cause and effect, and I’m constantly asking the “so what” question. My wife says it is irritating. Examples… Someone is describing a process – all the elements and sequencing, the cool attributes of this one element and how it has not...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
