Debra A. Gill
Prose for Pros
T’was the month before year end and all through the land, Not a fundraiser is sleeping, our phones close at hand. Visions of task lists...
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Debra A. Gill
- Oct 27
- 3 min
Planning for Leadership Transition
It’s not as scary as you think. If there is one inevitability in the workforce, it is turnover. Frightfully, turnover in leadership...
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Debra A. Gill
- Aug 31
- 4 min
You’ll Never Know Unless You Ask
The right way to a yes. Many words have been written about the art of the ask. Generations of fund-raising specialists have perfected...
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Debra A. Gill
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Get Out of the Friend Zone
Move beyond serial cultivation at the drop of a hat. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it dozens of times, “I spend a lot of time with...
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Debra A. Gill
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Demystifying Planned Giving
Taxes, family, charities of choice … pick two! The idea of discussing planned giving options with donors sets many development officers’...
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Debra A. Gill
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
Donors are the Best Teachers
I’ve learned a great deal from my peers in the fund raising industry but the best teachers I’ve had over the past 36 years have been donors.
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Debra A. Gill
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
The Thriving Spirit of Gratitude
Leading with our thankful hearts. Whether you’ve been in philanthropy for a year, a decade, or an entire career as I have, one constant...
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