Live Q&A: Leadership and fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic
Josh Newton, SVP of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at Emory University, joined our CEO Brent Grinna for a live conversation about how he’s leading his
A guide for frontline fundraising during COVID-19
Across the country, development officers are off the road and working from home for the foreseeable future. The world is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic
Listen and Learn: How to Handle Donor Feedback on the Frontline
I have a good friend who works in the development office of one of the world’s leading universities. Several years ago, he was meeting with
The 3 Types of Visits Every Gift Officer Should Have
The one-on-one visit is the foundation on which all gift officers build sustainable relationships with donors. Visits can jumpstart a relationship between a donor and a
What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Fundraising Career
Walk down Charles Street in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill and you’ll find one of my all-time favorite hang-outs: The Sevens, a local pub blessed with
So You Want to Run a Database Query? [The EverTrue Evangelist]
Welcome back to The EverTrue Evangelist! You may remember from my first post that this is an ongoing series about the challenges of advancement professionals.
A MAJOR Shift? Social Media’s Influence on Prospect Management
Allow me to spare you my rhetoric on how, despite ideas to the contrary, there IS a plethora of wealth living in online communities. If
The Biggest Challenge in Advancement? Alumni Data.
If you ask a room of alumni relations and development professionals, “What’s the biggest challenge in your life right now?” you’ll probably hear a variety of
