A Great Frontline Fundraiser Won’t Work 9-5
One of the greatest lessons that Richard gave me as he mentored me over the years has been to manage by objectives (versus micromanaging a person by tasks, hours, et cetera). If you manage by objectives, you give your employee the freedom to do the work in a way that...
Question of the Month: What role does your organization’s structure have in your donor pipeline?
Most non-profits don’t realize there’s a connection between their organization’s structure and their donor pipeline. But if your organization isn’t set up to support the donor journey, the effects are tangible. You’ll see clogs at all levels of the pipeline and...
How to Revive a Dying Major Gifts Pipeline
Here’s a donor pipeline and an example of what not to do in fundraising. The numbers show active donors in range-of-giving categories. It is a perfect example of a dying major gifts pipeline. There are several things to note here. 99.62% of the total donors – 161,841...
Question of the Month: What’s holding non-profits back from treating their donors well?
It’s a sad fact that non-profit organizations are not treating their donors well. In the donor data we’ve analyzed from hundreds of organizations, average donor attrition rates are around 40-60%. So why are donors giving less, or going away altogether? One of the main...
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...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
