So, You're 90 Days In?

Keep strategy myopia at bay…

Raise funds like a pro

Some sneaky truths about growing your following

Do we go around it or through it?

Not a joke...

Find what you need quickly...

What's your sixth sense?

How 'bout we stay on the train?

Don’t forget to raise your glass…

Do you have an AI tech stack?

And are you paying attention to others?

(...did you even know it was lost?)

Avoid these common pitfalls

A quick-start guide for major gift fundraising…

Bringing on a major gift fundraiser…

Bringing on a major gift fundraiser…

Something I would tell my 25-year-old self

What are you missing?

Let's avoid dead circuits...

A better world and a better you…

And how has it shaped you?

Far beyond your physical health…

You won't need your running shoes...

6 meditations to consider…

What to do when nothing is working…

Trends to consider and prepare for...

Human Awareness...

You got questions? Ask away…

Demo or die...

Or am I the one being ghosted?

Or not...

Let me count the ways…

Let me count the ways…

BFFs and Co-Conspirators…

Clear as MUD? KISS it away…

Are you looking for them?

Avoiding the box-of-dread...

Prayer is not meant to be a pep talk…

Two heads are better than one...

I'm talking directly to you MGOs...

The dreaded database entries...

A story of joy...

Not a story of rest...

And when to make the invitation to give...

It's not what you think...

Go deeper and stronger in your major gift relationships

Reflecting on Mary Magdalene

Thoughts on doing a stretch ask...

The Hitchhiker Experiment

Major Gift Fundraisers Anonymous

Mental Health Therapy

of Networking and Fundraising!

Part 2 of 2: Jesus is inviting...

Part 1 of 2: Jesus is looking up...

Under ANY circumstances...

We had just returned from meeting our top donor...

Thoughts on how to present you're cause...

But, don't stop looking...

Systems = Sanity

What do you see happening if your mission is successful?

Is it dollars or activity? (Spoiler alert. It's activity.)

Some stories about play and major donor fundraising...

Here's my approach...

5 prayers to guide your sacred work...

Guest submission from Paul Fridenmaker (J.Paul's dad 😊)

Last week we looked at the story of when Jesus healed the man with leprosy. We reflected on the ambivalence we often feel when the opportunity for blessing is close at hand.

There is a story in the New Testament that tells of Jesus healing a man suffering from leprosy. The dialogue that follows is my re-telling, based on passages of scripture from Matthew, Mark and Luke.

I decided to scrap my plan and spend our time together talking about their story.

What is your earliest memory of money? Mine involves my friend Ricky.

Friendraising. It looked valid enough on paper, but something about the concept made me uneasy.

It is through good, diligent networking and relationship building that we catalyze healthy growth and movement for our organizations.

This text has been a transformational guide for me for more than 20 years.

My CEO had a strict rule when meeting with major donors (whether prospective or active): always wear a tie and sports jacket. 

This story in the Gospel of Mark (Chapter 10) is endlessly fascinating to me.

In the early 2000s, a friend and mentor gave me some simple yet profound advice. He suggested that prior to inviting people of affluence to give to my cause, I consider these two questions...