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The Most Wonderful Time of Year
Holiday Times are Critical to Development I know many fundraising professionals in the development industry that literally take the last six to eight weeks of the year off. They move into autopilot mode. They get off the road and nestle snug in the offices (and beds),...
Footprint Donors…
I traveled to a major city recently and met with a man who had given $25 million to charity over the last decade. The amazing thing was that he is in his 80's and still working everyday. As a matter of fact, he travels to China every month to oversee one of his new...
Do You Have A Heart For DONORS?
I sat with another precious family today. I’ve met with more than 100 supporters over the last 12 months. I asked them if they knew how many consecutive years they'd been giving. They shook their heads no. I told them "27 years... thank you. You are so special to us!"...
10 MUST DO RULES TO THANK YOUR DONORS
The amount and timing of your next gift is directly connected to the way you say "Thank You." Rule #1: Thank Donors Faster. You can never thank a donor too much or too fast! I’ve encouraged charities to stop batching thank you receipts for the postal discount. They...
Check Under The Hood, Even After A Great Race…
The fact is a big check can hide a multitude of problems. In each of these cases the charity thought they are seeing real, measurable growth with predictable, repeatable results. However, nothing could be further from the truth
Year End Fundraising Begins NOW…
One half of all donations received by charity in America occur in the 4th quarter (now the real stats… ) and one half of those gifts are received in the month of December and one half of those gifts occur the last week of December and one half of those gifts happen the last day of December and one half of those gifts happen between 3 and 9 pm on the 31st of December.
“You Are Fired!” – Now that is Leadership
Beware of the major gift guru who says he has the secret black book with the list of his major donor friends who will fund your charity.
The Biggest Mistake in Fundraising
“For clinking money, you can shake the can. For folding money, you should go ask for it. “
Presidential Winner Will Use “Integration” In Fundraising
The next President of the United States will have to shift away from the traditional fundraising strategies which have been used over the last two Presidential campaigns. It will be critical to use “marketing integration” to raise funds and move away from silo’d...
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