What’s Your “December Plan” for Major Donors?
It’s December, and you are coming down to the wire on whether or not you will meet your year-end goals. For major gift fundraisers, this is such an amazing (yet stressful) time. On one hand, you have the stress of meeting revenue goals, visiting donors and attending...What Your Donor Wants
Almost every day I kindly interrupt a conversation and ask: “what’s the problem?” The conversation could be about a drywall situation in a new house, dealing with an unruly child, a banking problem or, bringing it to our fundraising world, how to manage a major donor....Little Things Add Up: Serving Your Donors Beyond Expectations
Several months ago I had an MGO tell me a great story about one of her donors. Margaret has been an MGO for many years, and she has been with her current organization for over 10 years. She has built solid relationships with her donors. I would say Margaret is one of...What Your Major Donors Want
I hope all of you caught the article “What Donors Want to Hear Before a Fundraiser Seeks a Big Gift” in the Chronicle of Philanthropy last week. The article was based on a new book by Ronald J. Schiller called Belief and Confidence: Donors Talk About Successful...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
