“But Most Nonprofits Still Don’t Get It.” A statement like that certainly entitles a fundraiser to ask, “Okay, what is it precisely I don’t understand?”
August 4, 2019 Read more
Sustainability
If you’re not pursuing planned gifts, the nonprofit next door is. If they win the heart of your donors, your cash gifts will follow out the door, too.
July 29, 2019 Read more
Everyone focuses on the importance of planned giving from a financial perspective. When in fact, it’s about legitimacy and credibility. If you have both, the money will follow.
July 6, 2019 Read more
Fundraising professionals focus on income as a measure of giving ability. The worried fundraiser thinks this way. “The prospective donor won’t give, because she won’t save money by being charitable. I won’t raise enough money to make my annual goals. My charity won’t accomplish its mission, and I’ll lose my job. What am I going to do?”
July 5, 2019 Read more
Remember when news broke that Tiger Woods was cheating — not at golf, but on his wife? The media jumped all over the story.
May 28, 2019 Read more