Do You Understand the Major Gift Pipeline?
Second in a Series: Unhealthy Major Gift Practices Earlier this year I wrote about the major gift pipeline – the concept that everything that happens in fundraising in an organization should be organized in a way that shepherds and cares for a donor, from the time...
Permission-Based Asking: Dealing with Fear, Developing Conversation
“I was afraid.” It’s a simple yet profound statement that we’ve all uttered. I had heart surgery last week – dealing with AFIB. I was afraid. While everyone said it was a normal procedure, all I could think about was leaving the planet. I was truly afraid. But that’s...
Permission-Based Asking: The Alignment Cycle Matrix
Some things stay the same. Other things change. This is true in every relationship. That’s why, when we designed the Permission-Based Asking Model™, we made it circular – so changes and nuances could be accommodated and handled. This is a very important concept....
Permission-Based Asking: Celebrate
I have to admit that I find it very hard to celebrate anything. It is one of the wounds I carry. I am so focused on doing and reaching objectives that I just forget about stopping to celebrate what is or what has happened. Luckily, my wife helps me remember this, as...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
