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At times like this, when my financial situation is threatened…it is difficult to trust my heart. My head gets in the way and tells me to be practical and hold back. Collectively, if we all do [...]

Not long after I published the first edition of Donor-Centered Fundraising, I heard from a donor who had participated in several of our research studies. He was excited (and relieved) to find [...]

Once again, I am delighted to share with readers of Burk’s Blog some new stories and anecdotes from donors who have just participated in the tenth edition of The Burk Donor Survey. This [...]

Why just any kind of thank you call, done whenever, by whomever is not donor-centered and likely won’t work.

Why In Memoriam Donors Don’t Give Again Commonly accepted thinking in fundraising is that it’s not worth trying to renew in memoriam donors because they give for a reason that has nothing to do [...]

Early in my fundraising career, I specialized in corporate sponsorship. Negotiations with potential sponsors invariably came down to justifying the price for an alliance with my not-for-profit’s [...]

Giving Tuesday is over for another year, but if you think your job today is to add up how much money came in yesterday and congratulate yourselves…it is! So do that and then turn your attention [...]

2017 was a record-breaking year for giving. Still, 36% of individual donors admitted they could have given more – in some cases, much more. This includes an eye-opening 53% of donors under the [...]

Recently, the Burk Donor Survey featured a report on why alumni do or do not give to their alma maters. I was intrigued to discover how big issues such as student debt or rating their education [...]