Hyperventilating Over Tax Reform
We’ve had a number of leaders and managers talk to us about the new tax law’s effects on revenue. And the conversations have ranged from calm logical processing of all of the issues to mild panic. Some “experts” are saying that non-profits can expect a 15% drop in...
Unrealistic Expectations
“Jeff, I’ve been working with this one donor of mine for four months and she has only gone from a $1,000 gift to three gifts totaling $8,500. This donor has a ton of money, and I thought I would be much further along by now.” This is an...
View Your Donor as a Partner for a Healthy Relationship
Second in the Series: Six Traits of Healthy Donor Relationships The planet and its people are hurting. We’re living in a broken world with a lot of things that are not going well. This is why good and decent men and women worldwide are trying to do something about it...
Giving Ebbs and Flows, but the Trend Line is Up
#5 in the series How a Caseload Grows Over Time Budget time in any organization, commercial or non-profit, is when revenue forecasts are always made. Someone will invariably say, “We need growth of X% this coming year.” And that becomes the mark that everyone needs to...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
