https://youtu.be/MivuqzzLd_AThe data is clear. Lower dollar charitable donors are giving less, and giving less frequently today than anytime in the last decade. However, charitable revenues have remained flat or slightly...
Proven, effective, repeatable ways to improve donor retention
Fundraising pro tip: If you're searching for "innovative/outside-the-box" ways to increase donor retention and engagement, STOP. In our constant search for new and different (our brains are wired to want...
The Nonprofit Generosity Crisis
Left unchecked, philanthropy as we know it today will cease to exist within the next 50 years.That's the bold claim and cautionary tale that my good friends Brian Crimmins, CEO...
Overflow(ing) with Generosity
What does a Bay Area pastor know about nonprofits and charitable giving? Turns out he knows quite a lot. At least if that guy is Vance Roush. Vance is Founder of Overflow.co, a platform created...
10 Ways Major Gift Fundraising IS Like Sales
Many fundraisers object to the idea that major gift fundraising and sales are similar or share similar characteristics. I'm not one of those people. Sure, one is selling a product...
Leading Generously with Bill High
The fifth child in a family of six, Bill High grew up "dirt poor and on welfare." The son of an alcoholic, Bill describes his childhood as "pretty dysfunctional."Around age...
Leading a Major Gift Team, with Jennifer Diaz at The Salvation Army
Jennifer Diaz is Director of Major Gifts with The Salvation Army. She works out of the Philadelphia area, where she leads a team of five major gift fundraisers, and carries...
7-Figure Fundraising Pitch with Trevor Bragdon
Trevor Bragdon is a behavioral scientist by training, and is Founder of 7-Figure Fundraising. He and his team have developed a proprietary training program that helps nonprofit CEO's, fundraisers, and board...
Transformational major gift fundraising with Bob Westfall
I'm not gonna lie. This is, for me, a bucket list interview. This week Roy Jones and I interviewed Bob Westfall, CEO of Westfall Gold.Why is this such a big...
Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast, Episode 2
Do you know Dan Shephard, The Frontline Fundraiser? Check out this episode of Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast where Roy Jones and I talk with Dan about his 4 Decisions framework for...