It’s the Little Things That Matter
If you’re like most of the MGOs around the world right now, you are focused on what you need to do to motivate that donor on your caseload to make a significant gift. So your focus is on major “breakthrough” strategies. But often, the secret to success can be found in...Donors Have Another Life: Outrageous Donor Service, Part 2
DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE? It was in April 2013 that the Boston bombing occurred. In the days that followed that tragedy, the staff of a sensitive and caring non-profit called all of their donors in the area to make sure they were OK, and to tell them they were...The Three Main Things in Major Gifts
Nonprofit leaders often ask me, “Richard, what are the three main things I need to make my major gift program successful?” I’m sure many people want to know because they feel real frustration about how their major gift program is currently performing. Sometimes (and I...Do Your Words Really Matter?
One of my pet peeves is sitting with someone who is just chattering away about certain values and positions – but they really have no intention of actually acting on any of those values or the positions that they are taking. It is just words flowing out of their...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
