The #1 New Year’s Resolution for Fundraisers
Welcome to the new year. It’s a clean slate. A fresh start. What can you do differently to raise more? The #1 answer is simple: be more donor centered. But […]
Welcome to the new year. It’s a clean slate. A fresh start. What can you do differently to raise more? The #1 answer is simple: be more donor centered. But […]
I sat down for lunch with a generous donor. Two years earlier over lunch she and her husband asked me every fundraisers dream question: “Where do you need help the […]
Great discovery is the key to retain and upgrade our donors. If we want donors to understand us we have to start by understanding them. Discovery centers on humans favorite […]
You know who they are. The fundraiser who makes it look easy. She nails the big gifts. Loves her job. He always seems to be grinning ear to ear. At […]
It’s late. I’m about to turn off my computer and leave work for the night when he calls. He’s one of my top donors. I asked him for a six figure gift a […]
Do you fantasize about firing your board? You aren’t alone. Most nonprofit professionals I meet are frustrated with their boards. In every webinar, classroom training or custom training I do, I […]
“Just ask Oprah!” The board member gleefully instructed the development director. Inside the development was fuming. What she wanted to say was, “Great, can you set up a meeting?” Almost […]
Most people are afraid to ask for money. In the depths of our deepest fears public speaking is king (at number one) and death scores a close second. Jerry Seinfeld […]
The fundraising part of my brain was on fire after attending the AFP International Fundraising Conference in Baltimore last month. I’ve been a fundraiser for 20 years and as VP […]
I’m counting down the days to AFP ICON in Baltimore. It helps that they have a counter on their website. My colleague Kelley Stewart calls me a “conference junkie” […]