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The Case of the Major Gifts Fundraising Employee Who Didn’t Fit

March 2, 2015 Richard Perry

A sad situation I observe very frequently is a major gifts manager whose primary skill set is major gifts but finds him- or herself in a management position where the up-line managers, even the CEO, are critical of his or her “lack of management ability.”

Raise More Money: Don’t Try to Avoid Looking Foolish

February 19, 2015 Larry C. Johnson

In communicating with your donors, whether it be a website or mailing — electronic or physical — focus on the relationships. Risk a little. Risk looking foolish. Make your investors smile. They’ll love you for it. When you ask them to step up their support, they’ll sense the human connection and respond.

Getting It Right the First Time

October 23, 2014 Larry C. Johnson

When making an organizational shift, we almost always want to start with a process, a thing that is easy to see and, hopefully, immediate in its impact. The place to begin, however, is with understanding the principles that are involved and operating in the situation.

Tips to Keep Your Fundraising Efforts Out of the ER

October 9, 2014 Larry C. Johnson

Stopping a downward spiral is doable — but not without investing time and effort, and enduring some short-term pain.

Successful Fundraisers Choose to Be Problem Solvers

January 29, 2014 Jeff Jowdy

The successful fundraisers that I know don’t dwell on problems and negativity; they fix challenges and move on. They are positive! Positive fundraising professionals don’t constantly say, “I didn’t know,” and they don’t just sit there and watch a situation going bad — they step in and fix it.

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The Case of the Major Gifts Fundraising Employee Who Didn’t Fit

Raise More Money: Don’t Try to Avoid Looking Foolish

Getting It Right the First Time

Tips to Keep Your Fundraising Efforts Out of the ER

Successful Fundraisers Choose to Be Problem Solvers

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