Gift officers can easily become isolated in the very work that requires the most strategic thinking. Moves management meetings often become reporting sessions instead of collaborative problem-solving opportunities. However, leaning into vulnerability, smaller portfolios, and a simple “bounce-off” approach can change that. The goal isn’t better metrics; its helping donors discover the next step to making an impact on the things they deeply care about.
Read MoreListen to the weekly podcast “Around with Randall” as he discusses, in just a few minutes, a topic surrounding non-profit philanthropy. Included each week are tactical suggestions listeners can use to immediately make their non-profit, and their job activities, more effective.
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The difference between a good gift and a transformative one is not a donor’s generosity, it is the way we help them see what is possible. This episode explores how a fundraiser helped a donor move beyond a narrow view of giving and consider a broader funding strategy rooted in values, timing, business identity, and community impact. When we present thoughtful options instead of assumptions, we may unlock a better path for the donor and a deeper outcome for the mission. It is a reminder that meaningful philanthropy often begins with better questions.
Read MorePlanned giving won’t grow if we keep rewarding gift officers as if it doesn’t exist. When incentives focus only on cash and pledges, we unintentionally steer MGO’s away from the very conversations that unlock transformational wealth. This episode tackles the internal challenge head-on: how nonprofits can count planned gifts (without violating accounting rules) in ways that motivate the right behaviors. Change the incentives, and you change the outcomes.
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