In my last video, I talked about the importance of development staff staying at their jobs and not job hopping. Today’s video is directed more at Executive Directors in an effort to help you keep your development staff members longer. Attention Executive Directors As you may know from experience, there’s no worse feeling than when a staff … [Read more...]
Avoid Nonprofit Job Hopping – 2 Strategies You Need to Know
You’ve likely heard the expression, fundraising is about relationships. You may also know that development director tenure can be very short. I’ve heard numbers as low as 14 or 16 months. I often think about what must be happening in nonprofits to make turnover in our sector so high -- especially in a sector that depends on relationships … [Read more...]
4 Anti-Procrastination Tactics to Get Back to Raising Major Gifts
Have you ever noticed we tend to work better on deadline? No matter how long we have for a project, most of us wait until the last minute (or close to it) to start. We seem to work better under the pressure of a deadline. Unfortunately, if you’re at a busy organization with lots of impending deadlines, this makes raising major gifts … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Communicate Social Return on Investment to Donors
Donors make a social investment to fund your cause. They have a stake in the outcome. Today I want to talk to you about showing donors the return on their investment. In last week’s video, I talked about expressing gratitude and donor love. Today I want to take that sentiment to the next level. It’s wonderful to tell donors how much you … [Read more...]
Love Letters and Dining Out: 2 Uncommon Ways to Appreciate Your Donors
Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day right in the middle of the month, love swirls all around us in February. As your fundraising partner, I’m always looking at ways the culture can help you be more successful. One thing for sure, you love your donors. Valentine’s Day is a good time to tell them you love them. It’s also a good time … [Read more...]
5 Remarkable Ways to Continue Your Fundraising Education
The New Year is only a few weeks old and already millions of New Year’s resolutions have been forgotten. Resolutions to lose weight have fallen by the wayside. Lots of new gym memberships haven’t even produced a brisk walk from the car to the gym. I hope you make New Year’s Commitments instead. In a recent video, I showed how … [Read more...]
Overwhelmed? Here Are 2 Tips to Master Major Gifts
Today, I’m going to attempt to read your mind... You don’t have enough time to raise major gifts. You don’t know how to get started raising major gifts. You don’t have anyone to guide you through the process of raising major gifts week by week, month by month, and year by year – someone who’s always there to answer your questions and … [Read more...]
Adopting Better Fundraising Habits: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit
It’s ironic. Most people enter this field to help others. It FEELS GOOD doing good, right? Unfortunately, most development directors I know feel STRESSED, not happy, most of the time. That begs the question, "Why does doing good often feel so bad?" I found the answer in a new book by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman called The Happy … [Read more...]
Winners of the Mastering Major Gifts Scholarship (January 2017)
I'm excited to be opening the doors to the winter session of Mastering Major Gifts. First Things First... We hope you’re getting ready to take your fundraising success to the next level. Here’s what I’m going to share today: We’re announcing the winners of the Mastering Major Gifts scholarship giveaway (plus a surprise) Why I decided … [Read more...]
Win a FREE Scholarship to Mastering Major Gifts (January 2017)
Imagine your major gift effort taking off and soaring to new heights! It’s a dream that could come true for you. You can become an expert. You can master Major Gifts. True, there’s not a lot of help available, but I want you to soar. That’s why I developed Mastering Major Gifts What is Mastering Major Gifts? Mastering Major Gifts is … [Read more...]
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