Blog Posts

The path we call life is rarely smooth and without challenges. Few of us escape this world without having faced obstacles and tragic loss – and shed buckets of tears. ...

Those who know me understand my profound respect and admiration for Amway founder Rich DeVos. He and wife, Helen, became very dear friends in the last decade or so of ...

Last month, I had the immense pleasure of hosting my dear friend Nancy Brinker as the keynote speaker at a gathering of the Palm Beach, Florida, chapter of the Association ...

Is your website set up for tribute gifts? Do the embedded links work in your website and emails? Is your physical address readily available? Does an actual person answer your ...

You’ve got mail! But you have to check it. Perhaps you read the story this past winter about the professor at City College in New York who, after being out ...

What follows is excerpted from my book "Major Gifts 101.” The heart of your faith-based organization is in the right place. You want to follow the teachings of your religion ...

Was your outgoing mail tray full this past Valentine’s Day? Did you have bundles of cards going out for Easter? These were perfect days to let others who have helped ...

Fundraising is more art than science. Creative relationship building is key to successfully raising major gift support. Overwhelmingly, philanthropists gravitate to organizations based on personal relationships, not because they received ...

Interacting with business leaders and influential people can be daunting, especially in more formal settings. Brush up on your etiquette before you attend a function that might be out of ...

Here’s a “personal touch” strategy you won’t hear discussed much: Thanking someone’s parents for the great job they did bring up a successful kid. Mother’s Day rolls around every May, ...