The Reason You Lack Urgency and Courage in Asking
A repeated theme that Jeff and I, and our team of frontline coaches, come across in our work is summed up in the statement we often hear: “I know I am not asking my donors the right way and I can’t figure out why that is.” And that “right way” may be about the amount...
Answering Your Donor’s ‘If Only’ Question (#6 of 6)
This blog post is the final piece in a series of six titled, “The House Your Donor Lives In.” If only. That’s what many of your donors, who have the capacity to give more, are saying. “If only I could do more.” “If only they would let me _________.” While many of your...
How Should You Spend Your Fundraising Budget? (#5 of 6)
This blog post is the fifth in a series of six titled, “The House Your Donor Lives In.” The thing about fundraising budgets is that they are often allocated to various fundraising activities based on internal politics and/or history of spending. By...
Something to Present to the Donor Who Wants to Help MORE (#4 of 6)
This blog post is the fourth in a series of six titled, “The House Your Donor Lives In.” There are many more donors in your active donor file who want to help more than they are now. This bold statement is met with skepticism any time Jeff, I or our team...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
