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- Five Things You Must Do At The Beginning of This Calendar Year #5 – How Well Did You Thank & Report Back To Your Donors?
- Five Things You Must Do At The Beginning of This Calendar Year #4 – Review Your Use of Time
- Five Things You Must Do At The Beginning of This Calendar Year #3 – Analyze Your Strategies – Did They Work?
- Five Things You Must Do At The Beginning of This Calendar Year #2 – Review The Performance Of Each Donor On Your Caseload
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Category Archives: Hiring
Are YOU Looking for a Job?—Part 2.
Okay, the last time I wrote about 7 qualities you want to see in organizations before you say YES to working with them. There was a LOT of feedback and energy from many people on this subject. Thanks for all … Continue reading
Posted in Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits
Tagged Asking, Fundraising, Impact, Non-Profits, Passion
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Are YOU Looking for a Job?—A Two-Part Series
Many times in our blog, Richard and I have written about the qualities an MGO or development professional should possess to be considered great, or at least be on the short list for being hired. I want to turn that … Continue reading
Posted in Donor-Centered, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits
Tagged Development Directors, Fundraising, Joy, leadership, Non-Profits, Passion
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Are YOUR Donors Volunteering?
As most of you probably know, there is a lot of data out there regarding volunteers being some of your best donors and donors being some of your best volunteers. Many non-profits spend a lot of time, energy and money … Continue reading
Posted in Development Directors, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Volunteering
Tagged Fundraising, Impact, Non-Profits, Philanthropy
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Are YOU Hiring?
Lately, Richard and I are seeing a ton of Major Gift Officer openings around the country. I’m not sure what is going on, but 1) that’s great news, and 2) it scares me. Let me explain. Whenever a non-profit is … Continue reading
MGO Self Assessment – A Six Part Series: #1 The Importance of Evaluating Yourself as an MGO
Every once in a while it’s good to stop and look at yourself carefully to evaluate how you are doing in your major gift job. Jeff and I find that there are many MGO’s in very good organizations who just … Continue reading
Posted in Development Directors, Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Major Gifts, Non-Profits
Tagged Director of Major Gifts, Fundraising, Giving, Joy, Non-Profits
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Transporting Your Donor To The Scene Series: Why It’s Important To Take Your Donor Into The Need
It never fails. The MGO is stuck in his relationship with the donor. He can’t seem to get her engaged. He even knows what the donor is interested in, but nothing seems to be working. So I ask: “Did you … Continue reading
Why Are We Afraid To Fire People?
I think the use of the word “fire”, as in “fire people”, is a little bit extreme. Might it be better to say “relocate people” or “transition people”? “Fire people” is so punitive. It’s angry and final. It hurts. And … Continue reading
Posted in Hiring, Major Gift Officers, Philanthopy, Uncategorized
Tagged Fundraising, Non-Profits, Power
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“The List of 28” that will get YOU a Raise and a Promotion!
In a previous post, I mentioned that I had taken part recently in a one-day retreat with 12 MGO’s. Lots of cool stuff came out of that retreat, but this topic was by far the most interesting and I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Hiring, Impact, Major Gift Officers, Mission, Non-Profits
Tagged Fundraising, Non-Profits, Passion
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An Open Letter to Young Fundraisers.
Dear Young Fundraiser (you know who you are), I want to let you know that you are valued. I work with all kinds of major gift fundraisers, many of them with 15-20 years of experience, and most of them don’t … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Experienced Fundraisers
Dear Experienced Fundraiser (15+ years of experience), I’ve read no less than four articles in the last couple of weeks centered on the high turnover among younger fundraising professionals. If you haven’t read these articles, let me give you a … Continue reading
Posted in Development Directors, Donor-Centered, Hiring, Non-Profits
Tagged Director of Major Gifts, Passion
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Passionate Giving 