“But we want the cash, now,” we often hear. Well, we would have had the cash now if we had not deferred it in the first place. Get started now! Don’t defer planned giving.
I Learned A Lot Of Things From My Dad. Here are Three.
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately experience comes through bad judgment.
Get Rid of Your Job-Hopping Habit Once and For All
Unfortunately, many in this industry are job hoppers. Why? Because truth be told, fundraising takes hard work and commitment, and many who land in fundraising tend to focus more on transactional duties than on doing their real job.
You Can’t Do It Alone
Study shows what successful people have in common: they spent a lot of time with someone who had been successful. In other words, they learned how to be successful. They had friends, mentors, influencers and coaches.
Is Your Week Planned? Effective Time Management Will Make You a Leader
Average people hate Mondays, and refer to Wednesday as “hump day” and then “Thank God it’s Friday.” If you are a leader, you should enjoy it all. The average consciousness lives for the weekend.
The Planned Giving Productivity Quiz
Planned giving productivity. It’s not about learning calculators, CRUTs and CRATs. Here are 5, simple helpful tips for you career — and mental health.
How I Got into Planned Giving
People often ask me about my life. What’s my background? Where’s my accent from? Where did I grow up? Where did you meet your wife? One of these days I’ll get around to answering all that… But the most common question I get is, “Viken, how did you get into planned giving?” Answer: By Accident.
Fearless Asking
What kind of “asker” are you? Confident, well-dressed, professional? Or more of a beggar? Someone apologetic, mincing their way through the ask? One type is going to succeed often, and the other will almost always fail. Can you guess which is which? You’ll find the answer — and other great advice on making the ask — on our blog in a guest post from author, public speaker and planned giving specialist Dr. Rebecca Price Janney.
Philanthropy Landscape
Becoming part of our network is a unique experience. You’ll receive timely communiqués, learning opportunities, webinars, client hours, get to try out new tools. We’re like a “central clearinghouse” for cutting-edge discoveries about marketing and other forms of intelligence drawn from thousands of thought leaders.
What a Difference a “Comma” Makes
“Oh, you’re one of those people who care about the black squiggly marks,” the Director of Development told me.