Four Things That All Donors Want
What donors want is rather simple. In truth, it boils down to our own core wants. If you can meet these wants, you’ll be surprised to see how much more impactful your donor relationships will become. In my experience, I’ve found that there are four things that all...
Inflation and a Troubled Economy Should Not Affect Giving
There’s a lot of noise out there about how inflation and a troubled economy are going to impact giving trends. And in many of our sector’s media channels, there are articles and news releases telling us to expect a drop in giving in the coming months and year. It...
Your Donors Are Searching for Significance
I was sent away to a boarding school in another country when I was six years old. Except for two years, all of my school and college experience was in boarding schools away from home. I rarely saw my parents during all those years. In fact, I never really knew them....
How to View and Think About A Non-Profit Donor
This post is part-two in a two-part series titled “You Don’t Know Your Donors” I had an interesting discussion the other day. Someone asked me: “What is a donor?” It was an intriguing question. What is a donor? Well, by definition, a non-profit donor is someone who...
New Podcast Episode: Get Your Donors Close to the Need
Often, we’re too quick to jump into the solution with our donors and we fail to connect the donor, meaningfully, to the problem we’re working to solve. When done properly, getting your donors close to the need, in human and emotional terms, can have a massive impact...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
