Use the Power of University Research and Data Departments Wisely
Fourth in a 5-Part Series: Great Opportunities at Universities About a year ago, I was conducting an intense one-day training for a large university on the west coast for all their MGOs and development staff. The first part of our training was centered on our...
Focus on Building Relationships, Not Reaching Metrics
Second in a 5-Part Series: Great Opportunities at Universities I was told from a top university research director that I might get into trouble for writing this post. That’s because universities’ major gift program culture is extremely centered on metrics, and...
Does Your Job Position Really Matter?
I’ve seen it happen so many times. A very successful person, bored with the familiarity of their job and plagued by many conflicting desires, wants another place in the organization, maneuvers a move to that other place and is miserable after they get there. In major...
Watch Out for Virtual Events
Convert your event to a virtual event and invite your caseload donors… It seems like a good idea on the surface. But if the event is the same old same old event from before – but now virtual, you really haven’t changed anything. Which means you’re likely causing...
First Deadly Sin of Planned Giving: Not Focusing on Meaningful Connections
First in a series: The Seven Deadly Sins of Planned Giving Over the course of the next couple of weeks, Richard and I and Robert Shafis are going to focus our blog posts on Planned Giving. Robert is our Director of Planned Giving Services at Veritus Group....TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
