#398 - The Old Way Doesn't work

Nonprofit Lowdown by Rhea Wong

Jul 27, 202600:41:28Government & Organizations

In this episode, I'm calling out the thing nobody says out loud: your major gift program isn't really a program. The gifts come in, but you can't predict them. Your board member lands a home run, then goes quiet. Your ED...

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