We’ve Lost Our Way
It’s sad to see, but it’s true. In the non-profit community, many of us have lost our way. We’ve moved away from our deeper purpose and become organizations with little heart and diffused focus. It always starts out pure. A couple of people (sometimes more) see a...
It’s Too Simple. It Can’t Be Right.
Why is it we look for the shiny object, the new, the magical, the innovative, the never-before-tried – why do we look for solutions in these places when the solution is right in front of us? This has always been amazing to me and Jeff. And we often talk about it. In...
What’s Wrong with Those Special Days
“Don’t forget that this coming Friday is X Day!” Just substitute the generic day where I have the X. Cancer Day. Humane Treatment of Animals Day. Etc. That’s the email I received one morning last week. The author and/or strategist behind the email copy must have...
Stark Warning about Disappearing Donors
In an intriguing and disturbing article in Inside Philanthropy, Holly Hall states that: Although giving was up in 2018 by healthy margins, there are signs of an impending slowdown. Overall donations in 2018 were up by only 1.6 percent, lower than the rate of...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
