Thoughts from the Group

By Lynne Wester Travel changes you—it makes you a different and often better human. I've had the privilege to travel a lot in my life,...

By Christine McGuire Everyone deals with burnout at some point in their career– it is inevitable, but as a leader, you can offer support...

By Matthew Helmer The new year has arrived, and it’s time we start talking about money. No, not a press release touting the results of...

The end of every calendar year brings a time for reflection, and we encourage our team and our clients to use this time to review their...

By Liz Menne Whether it is the end of a quarter or the end of the year, it is vital to stop and reflect. We know what you are thinking,...

Written by The DRG Group Here is our new reality—hiring quality candidates for our donor relations (or any other) positions is difficult....

After a collective 75 years in the industry, we've seen some things. And while there are many not-so-great donor relations practices out...

By Christine McGuire Every year there is a different saying or buzz word that everyone is using. For the past few years, we've been busy...

By the DRG Group Over the past two years, everything has changed—from our work environments, team structures, and schedules to how we...

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...

This Sunday, June 19, we will celebrate Juneteenth. Officially made a national holiday in 2021, this date recognizes the oldest...

By the DRG Group Our team at the DRG Group has been training the next generation of donor relations professionals for over a decade. We...

May is mental health awareness month, so it seems like a perfect time to talk about job burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional,...

As we pass the two-year anniversary of when much of the world faced an initial shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are...

The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations—acknowledgment, stewardship, recognition, and engagement—create the foundation for our work in donor...

Here at the Donor Relations Guru Group, we love good data, research, and analytical insights into our industry – and that’s why we...

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

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

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...