As we are quickly approaching the year-end giving season, it's more important than maybe any time in recent history that nonprofits understand how to effectively engage with high net worth...
Delusional Altruism with Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Kris Putnam-Walkerly is Founder of Putnam Consulting Group, and author of Confident Giving and The ImpactAssets Handbook for Investors. Kris has spent her career as an advisor to high net worth...
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...
Avoiding Capital Campaign Mistakes, with John Kozyra
John Kozyra is Chief Philanthropy Officer at St. Mary Medical Center, which is a member of the Providence Health System. Prior to his role at St. Mary Medical Center, John...
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...
Energizing a major gift program with Dan Balena
During last month's Citygate Network Conference, Shawn Saunders (Dickerson Bakker & Associates) and I got to sit down with Dan Balena of Atlanta Mission and talk about how he and the team at Atlanta...
Innovation in Fundraising with Paul Spence of City Gospel Mission
I got the chance to sit down with my good friend and former client, Paul Spence, who is VP of Development at City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati. Paul was kind enough to visit...
Wait. Your fundraising agency said WHAT???
Nonprofit Marketer: Our overall retention rate is about 68%. What could we do to improve that? What should we strive for? Fundraising Agency: Actually, you're right where you should be....
The Long Haul Fundraising Model with Aubrey Bergauer
In this new episode we talk with Aubrey Bergauer, Executive Director of California Symphony Orchestra, and creator of the Long Haul Model. Aubrey shares with us how she and her team applied the Long...
Mistake #79: Thinking You Belong at Your Desk All Day
In Mistake #79 from 101 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make And How You Can Avoid Them, I tackle one of the most frustrating mistakes we see in major gift fundraising...Whenever I...