Ah, love! From Valentine’s Day to the promise of renewal each March….there is nothing as wonderful as having special folks to share life with. We toss around the word, “love” pretty freely. “Give your donors love.” “Make your donors feel loved.” This is fine, but personally and professionally it comes with some responsibility. At the […]
“I’m ALWAYS behind.” On my January Major Gifts Success Club Coaching Call there was a question about getting it all done. This question came from an extremely successful, veteran, major-gifts officer. And, this was early January! I get it. Yes, it is a new year, but for many of us, we are already behind, or […]
Let me share a story. This past summer my son, David, asked for a game of HORSE – you shoot baskets and for each miss you get a letter. Given I hadn’t touched a basketball in forever, he assumed this would be a quick game. Turns out, I couldn’t miss! From a distance, backwards, wherever! […]
What is it for you? That pile of reading material you never get to? The old donor files you mean to go through? Or is it the strained relationship you should at least attempt to fix? The clutter in your office? The promise made and never delivered? There is tremendous power and comfort in rituals […]
People who are successful in any path in life – family, fundraising, leadership – know the power of their minds in their success. The challenge is controlling your thoughts and monitoring what you place into your brain. That’s the tricky part. We’ve been addressing this in each of my 4-part “Skip Steps to Success” series. […]
This is Part 3 of the 4 part series. Success (and money) LOVES decision and action! How do we get smarter about raising major gifts faster to enjoy the success we want sooner? How do we find a rich life balance? Can we skip some steps along the way? How do we intentionally incorporate experiences […]
This is Part 2 of the 4 part series. How do we get smarter about raising major gifts faster to enjoy the success we want sooner? How do we find a rich life balance? Can we skip some steps along the way? How do we intentionally incorporate these experiences into your life to leapfrog over […]
PART 1 of a 4-Part Series. It’s supposed to be hard, right? This endless, uphill climb fraught with overwhelm, unexpected problems, unfair decisions. Then one day – bingo – you are a success! Or, perhaps you’re not where you want to be yet. Or, perhaps many years have gone by and you look back with […]
Part of The Words We Use Series Let’s talk about Tom. I especially treasured meeting Tom at the United Way Great Rivers Conference last month. He’s clearly dedicated to raising the dollars to make an impact in the community. But, throughout my workshop, Tom pushed back as I stressed the importance of our words in […]
Part of The Words We Use Series As we go around my Cycle of Successful Relationships, I talk about the ‘touches’ needed to flow from Creating a Joyous Giver to being ready to Make an Artful Ask and Invoking a Grateful Recipient. Our role is connecting a prospective giver in just the right way (through […]
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