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From the Podcast #87: Potpourri of lessons learned

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:...

From the Podcast #86: Consistency Theory and why there’s no such thing as underperforming donors

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...

From the Podcast #85: Be awesome at thanking your donors, especially if a Coronavirus Recession is coming

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...

From the Podcast #84: Wealth screening services suck and tips for finding major donors

by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 11, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized

Could Clark make his feelings about wealth screening services any stronger? In this episode Clark shares 5 tips for reviewing a list and picking out the best donors to focus on as potential prospects for increased gifts. — Send in a voice message:...

From the Podcast #83: Be methodical so you don’t have to be frantic

by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 9, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized

Good development work is methodical development work. When we fail to work methodically, pressure builds and we eventually do something stupid. Clark’s $10,000 challenge to you. — Send in a voice message:...

From the Podcast #82: Are you even speaking in the same language as your donor?

by Monica Vandeventer | Mar 6, 2020 | Podcast, Uncategorized

We all have our own individual listening preference. Whatever our own listening preference, that’s also the “language” we tend to speak in. So, are you speaking in the same “language” as the donor you are meeting with today. Clark talks...
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