One of the Most Important Metrics: Meaningful Connections
There are a lot of opinions about metrics in major gift fundraising. We believe there are too many out there that are easily abused. Obviously, if you’ve created a revenue goal for each of your major gift officers and have cash-flowed those goals by month, that will...
Going Beyond What is Expected of You: Helping Create a Culture of Philanthropy
Fourth in a Four-part Series After reading the title of this blog you may be asking yourself, “How do I, as just a major gift officer, have any influence to bring about a culture of philanthropy at my organization?” We get this question all the time when we are out...
A Major Donor Tells You How to Ask
I sat down with a major donor several weeks ago when I was in New York City. We started talking about her philanthropy, what she was trying to accomplish, what were some of her frustrations as a donor, and so on. One of the things that she was adamant about was that...
We Need Your Help!
We need your help. The pressure you face from many non-profit leaders and managers – pressure to bypass the hard work of major gift fundraising and go after the money – is almost overwhelming. To be honest, many good people don’t make it in your job because of that...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
