Here are six of the biggest reasons why you don’t get enough major gifts from people with capacity:
- Your capable donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers don’t have enough trust in you, your organization or your leadership.
- Your capable donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers don’t have enough confidence in you, your organization or your leadership to be able to accomplish their desired outcomes.
- Your capable donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers don’t see enough value of your mission, vision, and services.
- Your capable donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers don’t feel that your mission aligns with theirs enough.
- Your capable donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers don’t have enough belief that you, your organization or your leadership can satisfy their wants, needs, and desires.
- Your donors, supporters, advocates, staff, and volunteers simply don’t feel good enough when they engage with you, your organization or your leadership.
Recommendations:
>> The Agitator: Stop Bashing ‘Donor-Centricity’
>> Joyaux Associates: MajorGiftsReady
>> The Secret: Why People Really Make Major Gifts and Bequests
Wow – harsh reality but likely spot on – thanks for taking a tough stand on an important topic.
Tough love I guess Wendy. Thanks for reading.