The Role of Trust in Major Gift Fundraising #6 – Restoring Lost Trust
Maurice Schweitzer, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania, put 262 young adults in a situation to test ways to restore trust. The findings are amazing and apply directly to what you, as an MGO, must do when facing a situation where lost trust with a donor...The Role of Trust in Major Gift Fundraising #5 – Trust and Your Reputation as a MGO
I was talking with a business colleague and asked him if he knew Ralph [not his real name]. “You know,” I said, “that guy who used to work at [name of organization].” “Oh, you mean Ralph [last name]? Yeah, I know him. Stay away from him, Richard. He is bad news. ...The Role of Trust in Major Gift Fundraising #4 – Building Trust in Your Organization
“The fish stinks from the head.” This ancient proverb speaks to the role of leadership in creating a dysfunctional and untrustworthy organization. If the employee is disorderly, it is because the manager/leader is so. Each of us, as employees and members of society,...The Role of Trust in Major Gift Fundraising #3: Building Trust in Your Donor Relationships
I experienced a situation in the last few months in which a person I trusted implicitly threw me under the bus. I was surprised at first, and then hurt – surprised that a relationship that had been in place for over a decade meant so little to this person that it...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
