Have You Practiced Gratitude Today?
Yesterday you probably gave thanks for all you have been given and all of the important people in your life. I think that is probably why (besides watching Trains, Planes and Automobiles, of course) Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love that we have set aside...The Tension of Letting Go and Holding On
Are you holding on too tightly? Are you really trying hard at work, and yet it feels like you’re not moving forward? Do you have donors on your caseload that shouldn’t be on there, but you can’t let go? Or, have you tried hard enough to reach out to them? Over the...Get a Life: 10 Ways to Stay Balanced When Your Job Keeps You Off-Balance
You and your fundraising colleagues are notorious for “putting your all” into your work. Many days you’re in the office before the sun rises and you’re the last one to leave at the end of the day. You want to do good. And, to do good means you will do what it...Five Ways to Get Out of a Fundraising Slump
Everyone I know has gone through a slump. By slump, I mean a period of time when things either just don’t seem to go your way or, for all your hard work, there is little return. It happens to the best of us. Thankfully, it doesn’t make national news like when a...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
