Thoughts from the Group

By the DRG Group How are you doing today? Take moment to check in with yourself before you continue reading. Are you stressed, burnt out,...

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...

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...

By Lynne Wester Every two years, the donor relations community comes together and provides one of the best resources for our...

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...

"All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.” ― Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How...

We have heard from countless clients, peers, and friends in the industry this past year about the challenges they are facing on theirs...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Sarah Sims Many of our workplaces are fraught with tension right now. We are coping with uncertain times, inconsistent...

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...

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...

By Lynne Wester Often times, as a consultant I am put in some very interesting positions and dilemmas for non profit fundraisers. One of...

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...

By Jan McGuire Providing constructive feedback that resonates the right way isn’t a skill that comes easily to most of us. Most often,...

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...

By Jan McGuire If only. If only more candidates in our applicant pool had donor relations experience. Or even some advancement...