by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | The Basics
What makes a great fundraiser? As a consultant with more than a decade of professional experience, more than a thousand donor meetings, and millions of dollars raised, I am often asked by non profit executives and board members, “what makes a great...
by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics
You know how some days your’re good and some days you’re great? You’re asking the right questions and dealing with objections and it’s like you’re in harmony with the universe. I was on a trip recently with a client and I had the exact...
by admin | Jan 30, 2014 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized
I was recently participating in a panel discussion before an audience of fundraising professionals. Most of the people in this room had less than 3 years of experience as professional fundraisers and some had only a few months. One of the participants asked me how...
by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | The Basics, Uncategorized
I was consulting with an organization recently that asked me to address how to respond to donors when asksed “so what do you do exactly?” You’re a professional fundraiser. Maybe your job title is development officer or director of the annual fund or...
by admin | Oct 31, 2011 | The Basics, Uncategorized
It’s November 1st. We’re down to the final two months of the year. What other gifts are on the table you can close before the end of the year? Actually you have less than 2 months. You’re probably not going to have many donor visits Thanksgiving...
