Don’t Forget Your Donors
Richard and I often hear from major gift fundraisers that they just never have any time to do donor work. You are pulled in all kinds of (mis-)directions, whether you are asked to pick up a speaker at an airport (yes, this happens), run an event, deal with tons of...
How to Do It All
“My number one problem is that I want to focus on major gifts and I know it’s so important, but I have so many other responsibilities I can’t give it the time it deserves for me to be successful.” A struggling director of development said this to me in a recent forum...When Qualified Caseload Donors Become UNqualified
You’ve done everything right. You’ve accepted the major gift principle that not all donors who meet a financial metric will want to relate to you. You’ve laboriously gone through a larger list of donors who meet your major gift criteria, and you’ve qualified a group...How to Finish Your Year Strong
You are 65% through the year and you are behind in reaching your goals. What should you do? Your first inclination might be just to do more of what you have been doing. Or hope that one donor will come through really big and take you over the top. Or maybe, just...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
