Truth Bomb #2: Fundraising is a Spiritual Endeavor
The second in a six-part series: Truth Bombs About Major Gifts “Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer people an opportunity to participate in our vision and mission.” — Henry Nouwen The second truth about major gift fundraising is that...
The Role of Money, Position and Power in Major Gifts
Jeff and I were talking, one morning last week, about the role of money and power in our world and how the quest for these two items causes so much human misery on the planet. We’re interested in this topic because the transfer of money from a donor to a non-profit is...
The Downside of Bonus Pay for Fundraisers
There’s something about money that, if you don’t watch it, it will grab hold of you and change you. Sometimes for good. Other times in ways you may not like. Money is not inherently bad. But it’s what it will do to you if you let it. That’s why the subject of paying...
MGO Bonuses and Incentives Encourage Transactional Behavior
There’s something about money that, if you don’t watch it, it will grab hold of you and change you. Sometimes for good. Other times in ways you may not like. Money is not inherently bad. But it’s what it will do to you if you let it. That’s why the subject of paying...
Who Are You Influencing?
I was watching a video recently from John Hayden, a colleague in our fundraising world who’s dying of cancer. He’s been thinking a lot about death, and he was talking about “the dash” in our lives. “The dash” is what we do between when we are born and the day we die....TOP RATED PODCAST
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