Just Ask - Rethinking Development

Have you ever received a great gift that was unexpected or unusual?

Greg and Bryan shares their experiences of coming face to face with “miraculous” gifts.

Bryan and Greg are the Just Ask dynamic duo. From the outside, it may seem like they have fundraising all figured out. But even they face times where they need to take their own medicine.

Bryan dives into the necessity to re-commit to successful fundraising practices.

What will it take to revitalize Catholic schools?

Greg continues his search for the answer with Daniel Baillargeon from Mission Driven Catholic.

This is part two of a two part series.

To find out more about the work of Mission Driven Catholic, visit https://missiondrivencatholic.com/

How can Catholic schools be revitalized?

To answer this question, Greg sits down with Daniel Baillargeon, founder and President of Mission Driven Catholic.

Their mission is to help Catholic schools become centers of evangelization. As a nonprofit, they do this by working with Catholic schools to recruit, form, and equip leaders.

Listen to part one of a two part discussion on the key components needed for a revitalization.

Find out more about the work of Mission Driven Catholic at https://missiondrivencatholic.com/

An unfortunate belief is that non-profits are, by nature, non-efficient.

Bryan discusses with Greg why people have come to believe this and how we, as non-profits, can work to change this view.

The newsletter: is it still relevant to fundraising today? Are there better ways to keep donors engaged? Listen as Greg shares his take on the need for fresh perspectives in donor engagement.

When it comes to fundraising, it should not come as a surprise that the more consistent you are, the more successful you will be.

But, even the best fundraisers have days where you come to work, and you just don’t feel like doing it.

Bryan shares three ways to fundraise more consistently.

One thing matters when choosing a fundraising consultant.

Listening to what donors tell you they “want” can be dangerous. Why?

In this episode, Bryan makes the case that donors don’t know what they really want, and you will fundraise more when you invest in actions that really matter.

We apologize for the cutoff audio last time! Enjoy the complete episode here.

Greg tackles the dysfunction of putting loyalty to an individual above the overall well-being of the organization.

Some organizations have employees who are simply not right for their job — but leadership turns a blind eye. Learn how to address this situation in a way this is kind to the underperforming employee and fair to the co-workers who likely have been picking up the slack.

We’ll be back Monday with a new episode!