Question of the Month: How can I stop my fundraisers from leaving?!
Did you know that on average, fundraisers are leaving their jobs every 15-18 months? The non-profit sector has a serious problem with employee retention, and it’s particularly an issue in relationship-based fundraising roles because it can take up to a year or more...
No Pipeline, No Future: Caring for and Feeding Your Donor Pipeline
In my last blog, I wrote about why your organization’s future depends on your donor pipeline. I hope you’ve taken steps to find the donor pipeline in your organization structure. If you have, now it’s time to evaluate how you’re feeding and caring for that pipeline...
No Pipeline, No Future: How Does the Donor Pipeline Fit Into Your Organizational Structure?
It’s always amazing to Jeff and me how the donor pipeline, as a strategic element of fundraising, is either ignored or mismanaged in most non-profits. The reason we know this is that we cannot see the pipeline in the organization structure of the non-profit. Here’s...
Not Everyone Can Get Results Through Others… Is Co-Management the Solution?
There’s a question we ask everyone we hire. It’s worth asking yourself as well: “Do you prefer to get results through others, or would you rather get results through your own efforts?” Many people think it’s a trick question. Like we are trying to figure out who is...
Non-Profit Leaders Don’t Have to Learn This Lesson the Hard Way
At this point, I’m not sure what will get non-profit leaders and managers to wake up. Right now, frontline fundraisers (but really all workers) have the advantage. What do I mean? In today’s business and non-profit climate, the rank-and-file workforce has the...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
