“So,” you say, “what’s the third resolution?” You will recall at year-end we suggested there are three mantras, three resolutions that can guide your work in 2022 and beyond. The first? To be a person at peace, accepting the ups and downs of life and of our work and thereby, to acquire that most desiredContinue reading “The Third Resolution”
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The Only 3 Fundraising Resolutions You’ll Need for the New Year
12% of all charitable giving takes place in the last three days of the year, which is why your donors need to be able to reach a live gift officer on the phone and why your online giving portal needs to be humming like a Maserati. In the first two weeks of the year, successfulContinue reading “The Only 3 Fundraising Resolutions You’ll Need for the New Year”
Major Gifts Book Sneak Peek
We’re halfway through! Since last Fall, and continuing now for the next six months, subscribers to The Weekend Briefing Plus receive bi-weekly installments from our new book, “(Everything I’ve Learned in 44 Years About) Major and Planned Gifts.” It’s not too late to sign up! Just click on the Subscribe link at robcummingsconsulting.com Here’s aContinue reading “Major Gifts Book Sneak Peek”
What If
For parents and teachers everywhere. “What If” And what if kids “lose” the school year? What if instead of learning math and reading, they learn how to cook?
The New American Fundraising Heroes
Reprinted from the April 12 edition of The Weekend Briefing. You and your team have planned a massive, complex fundraising effort for nearly a year. At the absolute last minute, catastrophe strikes. What do you do?