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INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER: Conflicting Values Across Generations

INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER: Conflicting Values Across Generations

by Eddie Thompson | Jan 22, 2024 | Development Management

One of the paradoxes of life is that the traditional rewards of success—affluence, status, leisure time—quickly erode the values that created that success. Hard work, frugality, and long-term perspective usually lead to prosperity and eventually to wealth. But having...
CRISIS FUNDRAISING: The Growing Reliance on Emergency Funding

CRISIS FUNDRAISING: The Growing Reliance on Emergency Funding

by Eddie Thompson | Dec 1, 2023 | Development Management, Donor Communications

The story of Chicken Little originated as a European folk tale that had been told for centuries in various ways with varying moral applications. The best-known version concerns a chick hit on the head by a falling acorn. The chick sets off on a journey to inform the...
SI SEYMOUR’S LEGACY (Part Two): Why Design for Fundraising Had a Career-changing Impact on Me

SI SEYMOUR’S LEGACY (Part Two): Why Design for Fundraising Had a Career-changing Impact on Me

by Eddie Thompson | Oct 23, 2023 | Development Management, Donor Communications, Professional Development

As a rookie fundraiser at a small liberal arts college, Si Seymour’s 1966 book, Design for Fundraising, had an extraordinary impact on me, so much so that it has been the primary inspiration throughout my 45-year career. Every page of Seymour’s little book resonated...
SI SEYMOUR’S LEGACY (Part One): Principles of Fundraising and Donor Relationships

SI SEYMOUR’S LEGACY (Part One): Principles of Fundraising and Donor Relationships

by Eddie Thompson | Sep 25, 2023 | Development Management, Donor Communications, Professional Development

Almost all worthwhile advice about fundraising can be traced back to one ground-breaking publication: Harold (Si) Seymour’s Designs for Fundraising: Principles, Patterns, and Techniques.  First published in 1966, this book continues to be regarded as the essential...
MOTIVATIONS AND EMOTIONS:  Evaluating the Strength of Your Donor Relationships

MOTIVATIONS AND EMOTIONS: Evaluating the Strength of Your Donor Relationships

by Eddie Thompson | Aug 24, 2023 | Development Management

A donor’s primary giving motivation can reveal the depth and strength of their relationship with the institution. In thousands of conversations about charitable estate planning, long-term values, and inheritance priorities, I’ve learned a few things about WHY people...
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