What Every Board Member Needs to Know By Andy Ragone, CGPP Most fundraising programs stick to the familiar—annual appeals, galas, and...

By Kimberly Jetton, CFRE, MNM Are You Pushing Your Donors Away? Do you truly value your donors? Not just in theory, not just in the...

By Javier Reyes, Cassandra Reyes, and Andy Ragone We may think we know this relationship stuff. We might be relational people. But do we...

By Andy Ragone Planned giving isn’t just a line item in a fundraising campaign. It’s something far deeper, richer—a relational journey....

By Wayne Olson After I published the video, "How to Lose $1 Million," I received many calls and emails from people asking about losing...

By Wayne Olson An organization I am familiar with is about to lose a major donation. As fundraisers (or in business, too), we are always...

By Wayne Olson We spend more of our day with our boss and coworkers than we do with our spouse and children. Yet, we spend far less time...

Creating a planned giving program can be more than we bargained for, but it's still worth the effort. What might a team look like? by...

Here are 5 Building Blocks You Need By Kimberly Jetton, MNM, CFRE Many nonprofits I speak to understand that a vibrant planned giving...

Marketing is important, but it's not enough. Not even close. By Andy Ragone Some have recently shared this sentiment with me: "We're...

By Kimberly Jetton. Pleiades Nonprofit Advisors Presents Spanish Estate Planning Seminars and Stewardship: A Unique Opportunity to Engage...

By Wayne Olson, Wayne Olson Consulting Want to add power to your day? Add a little perspective. Too often we get up, get moving and...

Our greatest bequest prospects may not be who we think. By Kimberly Jetton, CFRE, MNM Years ago, I heard a donor story from the CEO of an...

by Andy Ragone, CGPP But wait… there's more! What should you know about getting leadership buy-in?  In part one of this blog series, I...

by Andy Ragone I recently presented the merits of planned giving to a board of directors in ten minutes. They would then decide whether...

By Andy Ragone "Been there, done that!" When I explain the value of hosting an estate planning seminar with an organization, the pitch is...

by Andy Ragone, CGPP It's true...  Donors contribute because they support your mission and are confident in your organization's ability...

By Wayne Olson, Senior Director, Planned Giving, Shriners Children’s Wayne.olson@shrinenet.org When people give to charity, they want...

By Kristen Jaarda J.D., LL.M., CAP® Do you ever feel like you need a map to navigate the current giving landscape? If you work in the...

By Wayne Olson Senior Director, Planned Giving, Shriners Children’s Wayne.olson@shrinenet.org Many people mistake management with...