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CAREER PROMOTIONS: Proving Your Worth to the Organization

CAREER PROMOTIONS: Proving Your Worth to the Organization

by Eddie Thompson | Jul 19, 2023 | Development Management, Professional Development

Focusing on person-to-person donor relations is essential for long-term, sustainable fund development. However, many nonprofits are understaffed or lack basic infrastructure upgrades. Consequently, experienced fundraising professionals are often tasked with a host of...
MOMENTOUS MOMENTS: Unlocking Greater Fundraising Potential Through Memorial Gifts

MOMENTOUS MOMENTS: Unlocking Greater Fundraising Potential Through Memorial Gifts

by Eddie Thompson | Jun 5, 2023 | Development Management, Donor Communications

Whenever I am helping donors plan their estates and discussing impactful events in their lives, I propose the idea of memorial gifts, which many people have never considered. Memorial gifts are a way for donors to benefit nonprofits while also honoring the legacies of...
TELL TO WIN: Finding the Right Story

TELL TO WIN: Finding the Right Story

by Eddie Thompson | Apr 4, 2023 | Charitable Estate Planning, Donor Communications

In his #1 New York Times Bestseller, Tell to Win, award-winning movie producer Peter Gruber explains how dozens of presentations succeeded or failed based on connecting the right story with his presentation. Whenever he relied on facts, charts, and PowerPoint...
DONORS AS YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS: Cultivating Habits of Great Fundraisers

DONORS AS YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS: Cultivating Habits of Great Fundraisers

by Eddie Thompson | Jan 24, 2023 | Donor Communications

BOB GOLOMB is Sales Manager at the Flemington Nissan dealership in central New Jersey. Wearing his wire-rimmed spectacles and dark conservative suits, he looks more like an accountant than a car salesman. There’s nothing slick, flashy, or contemporary about Golomb....
MANAGING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: Baby Steps to a More Productive, More Effective Nonprofit

MANAGING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: Baby Steps to a More Productive, More Effective Nonprofit

by Eddie Thompson | Oct 13, 2022 | Development Management

The world has changed radically in the last three years, and it’s showing few signs of returning to business-as-usual in the near future. Some of our traditional operating systems may never come back. To list only a few of the unexpected: 1) the economic impact of...
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