Stop blaming the economy. Stop blaming donor fatigue. Stop blaming your organization for not having projects for funding. Stop blaming the CEO for not making calls. Stop the excuses. Over the past few years, we have stressed the basic steps …

Our client remarked after a piece of good news about a new gift, “It happens one relationship at a time, and we have to be patient.” There is a lot of truth in that statement. The psyche of major gift …

You just never know . . . In every campaign, a gift surfaces that is real surprise. One of our clients just finished a successful campaign. This campaign was their largest effort ever to raise capital support. It’s a great …

http://www.victoryag.org/ They used to have a chief development officer (CDO). Now they don't. That position was eliminated! They're still raising money but they're stagnant . . . at a plateau for four years. They're not the only organization we've seen …