10 Ways You Can Stand Out from Other Non-Profits
You may not like to hear this, but there are other major gift officers from other organizations who are cultivating the donors in your portfolios. I know, it sounds crazy, but your donors have passions and interests outside of your organization’s mission. But from the...
Going Beyond What is Expected of You: Providing Outrageous Service
Third in a Four-Part Series For you to be a good major gift officer, expectations are already high. I listed those expectations in my first blog post in this series. Your work is no small task; Richard and I know that you have one of the toughest jobs that the...
Are You Killing Major Gifts With "Service"?
There are a lot of non-profits whose donor back-office services work really well. And then there are non-profits that, for any number of reasons, lack back-office staff. This might stem from a lack of funds but, more often, it springs from the mentality of an...
Beat Your Competition
Last in a Series: Donors as Mission When Richard and I talk to non-profit fundraisers and leaders about understanding the competition, they get a little irritated with us. Their feeling is that non-profits should not consider other non-profits as “competitors.” I...TOP RATED PODCAST
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