I Can’t Do It All… But Perhaps You Can!
First off, no, you can’t do it all. You shouldn’t have that kind of ongoing pressure on you as you navigate being a front-line fundraiser. However, we believe that with proper planning, expectations, and tenacity, you can succeed at managing more than one thing at a...
How Do You Make the Case for Hiring Your First Fundraiser?
Part 3 in a 3-Part Series for Small Non-Profit Organizations: How Do You Get Started in Major Gifts? In my first two posts where I’m talking directly to small organizations, I covered how to get started, how to structure the program, and how to make the time to work...
How to Make Time for Major Gifts When You’re a Small Shop
Part 2 in a 3-Part Series for Small Non-Profit Organizations: How Do You Get Started in Major Gifts? In my last blog post, I outlined three areas you need to address before starting a major gift program: assessing your data, identifying your major gift level, and...
So What if You’re Small?
Part 1 in a 3-Part Series for Small Non-Profit Organizations: How Do You Get Started in Major Gifts? The other day I had a development director call me and tell me how much she enjoyed one of our webinars on value attrition and why reviewing and analyzing data is so...
It’s Time to Uncover the Hidden Truth About Your Major Gift File
The truth can hurt. When Richard and I talk with non-profit leaders and managers and ask them how their major gift program is doing, they tend to reply, “Not bad – we grew by 8% [or some other percentage] last year.” Then we ask, “So, how did the same donors who gave...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
