Prepare for Impact (Reporting)!
You never want to hear the words “prepare for impact” when you’re in a moving vehicle or airplane. But in our world of major gift fundraising, this is a warning I’m putting out. We’re hearing stories from MGOs in the field that their non-profit’s communication team is...
How to Address a Year-End Shortfall
There’s no doubt about it. The fourth quarter of the calendar year is when a lot of your revenue comes in. And that’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that if you miss your revenue projections for this time of year, it is usually too late to do anything about...
Get Off of Giving Tuesday and Get On to True Donor Care
It comes up every year, and we just have to comment on it. It’s Giving Tuesday. Another event that someone created to raise money. Jeff wrote about it a year ago in this blog post. Read it. Jeff made a couple important points: Giving Tuesday diverts attention away...
One Last Thing Before the Year Ends…
Don’t think the year is over, because it isn’t. Jeff and I have one last piece of advice before the year ends in just a few days. And that advice has two very simple points: Take time right now – not later – right now – to go through your caseload and see which donors...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
