by Monica Vandeventer | May 14, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Who should you focus on now what you aren’t planning donor trips during these times of Covid social distancing? How to look at a list and find good prospects. Need more help? Email clark@majorgiftsfundraiser.com — Send in a voice message:...
by Monica Vandeventer | May 12, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
During this time of Covid-19 social distancing you are not meeting with your donors but you can still “be in front of them.” Who should you be reaching out to? Be authentic in these conversations, but there’s a difference between authentic and...
by Monica Vandeventer | Apr 20, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about pushing ourselves to greatness. Talks about leveling up donor meetings by asking strategic questions and scripting meetings. For Clark’s list of strategic questions, email him at clark@majorgiftsfundraiser.com. — Send in a...
by Monica Vandeventer | Apr 14, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Think that now is a terrible time to ask for a gift because of all the uncertainty with Covid-19. For some of your donors, now is a great time to ask for a gift. How does this apply to you specifically? Listen and then email Clark at clark@majorgiftsfundraiser.com....
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 31, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about the potential impact of the Covid-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package that was just passed by Congress and signed by the President and the impact this legislation could have on charitable giving. You want to position yourself as...
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 23, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Your world just got smaller. There are many things you can’t do, but the things you can do you can do with greater intensity. How will you spend your quarantine. Will you binge watch Netflix or will you do something great. Take this time. Use it. When we do come...
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 20, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
A week ago we thought that maybe the Coronavirus was going to be a big deal. Now we know it is. What does this pandemic mean to your fundraising efforts. In this episode Clark talks about what you should be doing now and strategies for short term and long term...
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 18, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Clark goes through a potpourri of lessons learned in 20+ years of fundraising. If you hear something in this episode that you’d like him to discuss further, email him at clark@majorgiftsfundraiser.com. — Send in a voice message:...
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 16, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about Consistency Theory. Our brains work very hard to align expectation and reality. Good experiences become self-fulfilling prophecies. What happens when the difference between expectation are too great for the brain to align them? Clark...
by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 13, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about how important it is to thank and steward your donors. If you do awesome at that, and stop there, you will be super successful because you will, 1. Retain more donors, and 2. Get marginal increases in gifts from your current donors. At...
