Why a Board Can be Instrumental in Major Gift Success — Part 3: What YOU can Do Everyday that Will Launch YOUR Program into Orbit
Most of the time, when I ask non-profit leaders what their boards are like, they give me pretty negative answers. And some of their answers can be downright dreadful. Because Richard and I normally work with executive leadership and major gift officers, admittedly...It’s Not Enough to say Thanks
You know that when a donor gives a gift, your first job is to say thank you, as quickly as possible. Amazingly, colleagues in our industry, (and that includes Richard and myself), have written, conferenced and webinared this subject to death…and it still hasn’t sunk...Why We Can’t Think Big.
A few weeks ago I was in a meeting with a non-profit development team and their CEO. The CEO came into the meeting, sat down, and with a big smile on her face, said, “Team, I want us to dream big. I want to double the size of our organization in five years. Before...Transactional vs. Transformational Gifts
I was in a meeting recently when the development director blurted out, “We need more transformational gifts! All I’m seeing lately are small gifts of $10-20K.” What he was really trying to say was that he wanted more $100K, $500K and $1MM plus type of gifts coming...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
