The Impossible Job of a Director of Development
We feel that part of our job with this blog is to critique, yet also to provide concrete ways for leaders and managers to support major gifts. Sometimes Richard and I can be a little harsh with you. I think that’s because our daily work is to come alongside mid, major...
Respecting Donors’ Space and Time (Don’t Bother Them)
Third in a Series: Things Major Donors Love (or Hate) I had given a decent gift to the organization – not a large one – but enough to qualify for major donor status. I was immediately assigned to a major gift officer. Because I was an involved supporter of this...
Major Donors Love When You Tell It Straight (not Manipulate)
Second in a Series: Things Major Donors Love (or Hate) It hadn’t gone well. The project Bill and Samantha had signed up for was just a tiny shred of what the MGO had sold them – and now they had questions. Tough questions. But the MGO wouldn’t answer them because he...
Major Donors Love Transparency
First in a Series: Things Major Donors Love (or Hate) I’ve been observing and relating to donors for over 40 years. And they’ve told me a lot of things. There are some things they love and hate in their relationships with the causes they support. I’ve made a list and...TOP RATED PODCAST
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