Want to Be a Better Fundraiser? Learn From Rejection.
No one likes to feel rejected, whether it’s by a love interest, a friend, a family member, or a donor in your portfolio. But the fact is, if you do your work correctly, you’ll face a ton of rejection in your career. You won’t be able to avoid it – nor should you....
Getting Rejected is Part of Your Work
No one likes to feel rejected, whether it’s by a love interest, a friend, a family member or a donor in your portfolio. But the fact is, if you do your work correctly, you’ll face a ton of rejection in your career. You won’t be able to avoid it. Nor should you....
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...
The Donors That Aren’t Good Enough for University Fundraising
First in a 5-Part Series: Great Opportunities at Universities We don’t normally do this in our blog. We don’t typically create a series of posts that focuses on just one sector of the non-profit community, but we’re starting one today because Richard and I feel so...
What If I Can’t Seem to Balance My Work Life with My Personal Life?
Sixth in a Six-Part Series: What Should I Do If…? Major gift fundraising is the toughest job in the non-profit sector. Think about it. Your job is to build relationships with 150 donors (and all the work that entails), and to help them find joy in their lives through...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
