Global Citizen Year announced a $12M grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organization’s history....
This is a story about clay pots. It’s also a story about learning and perfection. I’ve shared it a lot...
How do we find new prospects? This is a question of nearly every organization. Before we talk about going outside...
“When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world.” Carol Dweck, Mindset Across thousands of visits, we have learned...
We spend a lot of time aligning teams around the campaign concept. The concept of a ‘campaign’ means different things...
I recently provided some fundraising coaching to a world-renowned research scientist. When meeting with a prospect he had a habit...
“We want to build a culture of philanthropy.” Nonprofit leaders often use this phrase as a way of saying that...
The Team Selling Framework is a powerful visual that helps define roles and responsibilities within the Sales Process. In this framework, roles...
You’re in sales, get over it!” – Tom Suddes As fundraisers, we’re in sales! We are selling the vision or the...
Through 2020 and coming into 2021, we collected many fundraising success stories from clients and friends who had to work...
The Vermont Foodbank is working to overcome food insecurity for all Vermonters. A timely investment from Scott is a testimony...
Questions are powerful tools to a fundraiser (read: salesperson). Effectively used, they help you learn, connect, lead, qualify, and close....
