Prospect Development

We're a niche crew, but if you feed us, we'll remember.

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The email is simply a screenshot of NXT saying someone is the primary development contact, with text saying that person should be the primary development contact. Um ... ?

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Misuse of quotation marks in a cover letter is a bummer. Don’t make me work to figure out what you are trying to tell me.

I have 50 applications to read through. If you can’t sell yourself quickly and efficiently, I’m going to move on. 

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Applied for the Director of Development position for the College of Business. Experience: Raised $15,000 when she was on a 15-person panel in her sorority.

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So. Many. Applicants.

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Reviewing more resumes for more development director positions.

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That year end gift report.

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Oh, you wanted those reports today?

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Didn’t we just cover this in the hour and a half meeting we just had?

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When a development director says they won’t go visit a prospect because where they live is “too cold”

Pack some mittens, you’ll be fine. 

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Getting an awesome travel schedule from your star development director

Let me love you. 

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Resume says they have managed a “$.5M” organization.

Does that mean $500,000 or a type-o on $5 million? Either way, I’m not impressed. 

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Oh yeah? Go on, please tell me more about your proficiency with “Razor’s Edge.”

That’s not a thing. 

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Showed a colleague pivot tables today.

Turns data from overwhelming to useful in under 5 minutes. 

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Oh, you want assignment to that new parent who has nothing to do with your area of focus, simply because they have a ton of money?

This is not finders-keepers. Move along. 

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Ever been to one of these meetings?

How did I end up in charge of this project?

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When an annual leadership gift officer gets promoted to major gift level.

Come on, buddy. I got you. 

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Endowments ...

In the meantime, why not see if they will make an annual gift until the endowment is ready to spin off a payment? Maximize your impact, boo. You got this.