by Monica Vandeventer | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
People choose what’s most familiar. Make it easy for your donors to choose you by becoming familiar to your donors. In this episode Clark recounts a story from his 2010 run for United States Congress, and how he lost to a name that was more familiar. —...
by Monica Vandeventer | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about the short book, “A Spirituality of Fundraising” by the beloved author and theologian Henri Nouwen. Clark talks about why he hates the term “donors” and why he prefers to the term “partners” and the...
by Monica Vandeventer | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Getting started in estate planning does not have to be hard, or expensive. Just start talking to your donors about including your organization in their will. Clark goes through 5 easy steps to take that cost little or no money and talks about an experience on the road...
by Monica Vandeventer | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this episode Clark shares insights from several hours of interviews with major donors asking them why they give. This is an important episode for fundraisers who struggle with the challenge of raising unrestricted funds — and also for fundraisers who have an...
by Monica Vandeventer | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about the Mondays! Are you excited to go to work on Monday? Sure, there may be a tinge of sadness, but you ought to be excited to go to work to accomplish your goals and your mission. If you’re not, maybe it’s time for a gut...
by Monica Vandeventer | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
In this episode Clark talks about the importance of setting big goals and then breaking those down so that we see what we need to do month by month. He specifically talks about the number of meetings you should be having with your donors and prospective donors, and...
