Retirement
Have You Ever Received One of These?
One simple action really can change a life! A very dear friend of mine told me the heart-warming… and life-changing… story of her early days when she couldn’t afford to…
Read MoreBusiness Owners Have This In Common With You
What percentage of your donors are business owners? As you know, they are wired very differently than your other donors. Therefore, your language and interaction needs (as with every donor)…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Prints On?
You’ve heard it said, “You can’t take it with you. There are no U-Haul’s behind hearses.” Yet, we forget the incredible legacy we can leave. We call them lifeprints. Fingerprints…
Read MoreThe 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 Liberty ships during World…
Read MoreDonor Won’t Believe This
Joe heard our presentation on the power of planned giving. At first, he couldn’t believe it. Is it really possible? How long have I been able to do this? How…
Read MoreJust 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 to build a housing structure for a…
Read MoreGive This Blessing To Your Donors
Giving returns a bigger benefit to the giver than the receiver. It expands our hearts… our capacity to love and be loved. Givers always receive the greater blessing. Think about…
Read MoreRewrite Your Own Obituary
A Swedish entrepreneur, who had made millions by inventing and manufacturing dynamite, hadn’t thought much about being remembered. Until… He read his own obituary! In 1888, while reading his…
Read MoreHow Giving Won WWII…
Private philanthropy played a major role in the defeat of Hitler in World War II! Alfred Loomis was a successful entrepreneur in the mid- 1930s, whose foresight and clairvoyance…
Read MoreThe One Time It's Okay to "Give Up"
Harold Turner held tightly to his business right up to the end. He was afraid to give up any ownership of the thing he’d worked his entire life to build. …
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