Posts by Barry Spencer

The Big Charity Myth Who did better at preserving their wealth: the American industrialist – who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding, founding Kaiser Shipyard, which built…

Everyone Needs This… When times are tough and people are worn down by the uncertainty of life, what do you do? One of the easiest pick-me-ups and gifts to give,…

Your Donors May Not Believe This… The power of the planned giving message for donors is as powerful as ever. One donor (who I’ll call Joe) heard our presentation on…

Just a Little Can Mean this Much… When Scott Keffer, the Creator and CEO of The Donor Motivation Program, and his son, Josh, made their very first trip to Mexico…

Give This Blessing to Your Donors… Start the New Year by… Thanking donors for their generosity in 2021, and helping them find their own reasons to give again and give…

Passionate People Serving It has been an interesting and challenging year once again. The uncertainty that was supposed to dissipate seemed to linger throughout this year, too. Yet, in the…

Community Donors The Donor Motivation Program just celebrated 25 years of serving leading charities around North America! The focus of the program remains the same from its founding, which is…

What is a favorite movie at Thanksgiving? One of mine is, It’s A Wonderful Life? Love this classic! George Bailey was a giver. As you know from the movie, George…

Since 1995, the Donor Motivation Program has been serving development professionals around North America. It all began with one seasoned development professional, Jack Miller, who wanted to grow planned giving…

It was Monday. Some dread it. Some love it. Some wait around to see what the day delivers before they decide what kind of day it will be. There are…