What does it really mean to qualify a prospect? Janet Weimar, Executive Director of Prospect Development at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, offers a definition so simple it’s brilliant: You’ve met with the prospect, and you plan to make an ask within...

What if a new development officer started at your organization and was able to close a major gift in few months? That would be awesome! And it can and does happen. In this episode of #ChatBytes I had the pleasure of interviewing Janna Lee, Senior Director of...

The next time you read about the “donor crisis” in America, I want you to think about Carol Horner. A major donor to many causes in her community of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Carol lives a philanthropic life. She describes herself as a fundraiser, donor, and volunteer....