When I worked at Durham Rescue Mission we hosted a creative and successful major donor event called “My Night in a Box”. Thirty-nine college students from Duke, UNC, and North Carolina Central joined us to sleep outside for a night … read more
In one of my other blogs, I’ve talked about Dr. Scott Wagner and how he coached me in strategic planning, quality management, and process improvement for my nonprofit—Converting Hearts Ministries. (You can read more about that in the updated post … read more
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Transcript: Just yesterday a Major Gift Officer called and said, “Brent, I’m struggling with how to ask this donor for a gift. We have a meeting today and I don’t know how to approach it because before me there was … read more
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You’ve done it. You’ve just asked that donor for a big gift. And now the donor is thinking. And of course as a seasoned major gift officer you are waiting for the donor to respond. Now, that period of silence … read more
Direct mail remains the best vehicle for non-profits to reach their donors—but, if you want to increase you direct mail response, there is a hitch. It seems a pretty substantial amount of the US population has wanderlust. You know, the desire … read more
Just a couple weeks ago, my son, Evan, and his team won the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association’s State Championships for the under eleven (U11) bracket. It was an incredibly exciting and hard-fought tournament and season. The boys did not win … read more
It can be easy for fundraisers to slip into an attitude of complacency. The daily grind of reaching out to donors to ask for their support can become mundane and taxing. After time, we can lose our edge and enter … read more
It can be easy to forget that fundraising can be as much of a blessing to the donors as it is to the beneficiaries. In fact, it is often easy to feel like asking for support is a burden to … read more
The seasons for two of my favorite things — football and fundraising — are now in full swing! In fundraising–as in football–you can’t build a winning major gifts strategy solely on “Hail Mary” passes. Just like in football, the best … read more
I started playing baseball when I was six years old and I played into my senior year of high-school. Although I made the all-stars 6 out of 7 years I was only a good athlete. What kept me from being … read more
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