Passionate Giving Blog

Do you find that first conversation with a donor you haven’t met to be a bit, well, scary? I don’t mean shaking in your boots terrified. But enough that you have to inhale-exhale before you start speaking?

You’re no...

How many times has someone asked “How are you?” in greeting? How often was there any real interest in your answer?

Now, I realize that there may be some caveats to that, especially for southerners who find that any other start is ...

Talking is a big part of what a relationship fundraiser does. I wrote about that...

In the first part of this blog series, I shared with you the importance of creating equivalency language and how to create it for your organization. That’s the hard part.

If you go to the Feeding America website right now, the very first thing you will see is $1 = 20 meals. It’s simple and effective. The organization is showing you the actual impact of every dollar contributed to the organization.