The problem with money
I think it is quite ironic that most nonprofits and fundraisers have so much trouble with money. The ways we consider the money we raise…
Tag: major gifts
Back to where it started: getting your leaders involved
While in the good old days the MT and board members brought in the big money, knew all of their major donors and took care…
The donor pyramid is dead… Long live the donor pyramid!
(Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie) A number of fundraising headlines have proclaimed the donor pyramid to be dead. And working in America, I hadn’t…
Phone first!
As a relationship professional, I’m a big fan of Alexander Graham Bell’s electronic speech machine(*), the latter-day telephone. My mantra when communicating with major donors:…
Give that gift back!
Hey, did you hear the one about the donor who wanted his money back? In January Robert Burton, a longtime supporter of the University of…
Major gifts: Fundraising from the frontlines
Years ago when I stepped on the tee box to play my first round of golf, I assumed success. My swing, short game and putting…