Major donors have a significant impact on the budget and work of a given nonprofit organization and thus are immensely important to an organization’s mission. To develop your own major donor fundraising strategy, you need to understand the various components and strategies involved. Major Gift fundraising isn’t only about.....

I was asked to speak at a fundraising banquet recently. I had a pair of dark blue jeans on and one of my favorite T-shirts. Black, with white and gold lettering that read: People Greater Than Profit. As I approached the entrance, the man at the door stopped me, “Sir, this is a private event!” he exclaimed. I responded, “I am...

I haven’t posted in a few weeks. That’s because, I just returned from a 28 day trip through South East Asia. The primary purpose of the trip was to complete the capstone project for my MBA. My entire class, 35 students from the Executive MBA Program of the University of Illinois, traveled together through China. I can’t describe to you...

Have you ever walked up a flight of stairs, or down a flight of stairs holding a cup of tea or coffee on a saucer? And as you walked up the stairs, you stared at the cup, and you imagined all the different possible scenarios where the cup fell – and as you imagined the different possibilities of the cup...