Lack of Collaboration Causes Failure
First in a Three-Part Series: Culture of Collaboration Everyone knows that working together causes efficiency, effectiveness, and success. Yet working together is an elusive concept in most relationships, both personal and business. Why? Ego. Yep. That’s it. Someone...
Why Adding Major Gift Staff is Scary
Look at it this way. Your donor file has 1,800 active major donors who have given, on average, $3,600 cumulative a year. Only one out of every three of those donors will choose to relate personally to someone in your organization. So, focus on 600 of those donors for...
Do You Have a System to Help You Stay on Track in 2024?
I once read that if you’re feeling so overwhelmed or anxious that you can’t focus, one of the best things you can do when you wake up in the morning is make your bed. So I’ve practiced it, and it actually works. It gives me a feeling of control; I’ve immediately...
How to Get Back Control
The other day, I wrote about feeling overwhelmed. Somewhere I read that if you’re feeling overwhelmed and anxious and you can’t focus, one of the best things you can do when you wake up in the morning is make your bed. (Tweet it!) So I’ve practiced it, and it...
When the Plan Changes… You’ll Still Be Glad You Had One
A couple years back, I was checking in with the executive director at one of our client organizations. This client had been with us for a little over a year, and we were only a few months into the pandemic. I asked her how it was going. She said, “Jeff, if we...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
