Good Things Come to Those Who Wait: The Importance of Patience in Fundraising
By Angie Joens They say patience is a virtue. Ugh—how many of you reading this cringe when you hear that phrase? I don't like to wait. I...
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Shine On – 3 Keys to Unlocking Your Unicorn Sparkle
By Matthew Helmer I’ve been called a lot of things during the course of my life. Some of it’s not worth remembering or repeating. Others...
Latest Donor Relations Survey: What Does It Say About Our Profession?
By Lynne Wester Every two years, the donor relations community comes together and provides one of the best resources for our...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? 12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Decide
The Great Resignation – I know many of you have heard this term and probably know people who have resigned or left their current jobs. I...
Your Must-Have Resolution for 2022: (Re)Discover Your WHY
"All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.” ― Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How...
Managing Difficult Employees in the New Norm
We have heard from countless clients, peers, and friends in the industry this past year about the challenges they are facing on theirs...
Spending Time in Gratitude: Practicing What We Preach
Gratitude—it's woven into the fabric of the work that we do. It's one of our key values at the DRG Group. Not only is giving thanks is a...
A Small Step Toward Progress: DEI in Fundraising
It took gumption, it took a step in the direction of hope, of taking a chance on a group of people that you believed in and wishing they...
How to Use Research In Your Everyday Work
You may already know this about the DRG Group, but we are self-proclaimed lifelong learners, and dare we say it, "data nerds." Every time...
Measure This, Not That: The Metric We Should Use For Every Frontline Fundraiser
Metrics are a tricky thing. Many people say that in donor relations it's hard to find metrics that stick or that show the importance of...
4 Do’s and Don’ts to Quitting Gracefully
Quitting your job is never easy. Sometimes it’s done out of necessity, or out of unhappiness, or for logistical or life changes, or if...
Morale Buster: The Silent NO
By Sarah Sims Many of our workplaces are fraught with tension right now. We are coping with uncertain times, inconsistent...
Checking In On Your Checklist
By Jan McGuire In the later years of his life, my Dad would say, "Christmas comes earlier every year." I didn't understand what he meant...
The One Where We Talk About Mental Health
By Lynne Wester Until March 13th, 2020, I lived for the skies, the highways, and heck even the railways. For the past 7 years I have...
Work the Problem
By Lynne Wester Often times, as a consultant I am put in some very interesting positions and dilemmas for non profit fundraisers. One of...
Top 5 Habits to Break Right Now
By Keturi DeLong I'm a huge supporter of examining and reexamining our work—always pushing to be better today than we were yesterday. A...
Tips to Providing Constructive Feedback
By Jan McGuire Providing constructive feedback that resonates the right way isn’t a skill that comes easily to most of us. Most often,...
Everything is NOT fine. The Free Advice You Need to Hear Right Now
It’s been a common motto for the DRG Group throughout 2020 (and into 2021): It’s fine. I’m fine. Everything is fine. We even have the...
Finding Your Unicorn: Tips for Hiring in Donor Relations
By Jan McGuire If only. If only more candidates in our applicant pool had donor relations experience. Or even some advancement...
Finding Solid Ground: When It’s Time to Move On
Written by Sarah Sims Chances are you have had a position somewhere in your career that was not a good fit. Perhaps that is your reality...
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