Jim Eskin

April 23, 2024

Fundraising Across The Big Pond

It has been an extraordinary privilege to host 120 interactive webinars since March 2020 for our nationwide learning community of professional and volunteer non-profit leaders. This has given me the pleasure of getting to know and work with some of the most respected, experienced and wisest experts in the fields of fundraising, advancement and other disciplines essential to non-profit empowerment and success. Recently we hosted our first transatlantic webinar featuring Bernard Ross, Director, =mc consulting, […]

December 18, 2024

I Was Wrong: Jimmy LaRose and I Agree On Everything That Matters w Jim Eskin

About a year ago I hosted Jimmy LaRose in our Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series. We labeled the program: Let’s Agree to Disagree. During this lively one-hour discussion, I had the chance to ask him 20 questions probing challenges and opportunities confronting American philanthropy. Now, after reading his most recent book Major Gifts Ramp-Up: Money Is Oxygen — Without It Charities Can’t Breathe, co-authored with Joanne Oppelt, I can proudly and unequivocally declare that we are […]

December 29, 2024

Major Gifts…Your 2025 Mandate!

Major Gifts…Your 2025 Mandate is Jim Eskin’s take on what nonprofit leaders will do in 2025 to increase charitable revenues. Here’s what this fundraising veteran has to share: Recently I was leading a discussion of my new book, How To Score Your First or Next Million-Dollar Gift, and a highly respected non-profit leader said he would rather raise $1 from a million donors than receive a single million-dollar gift. I was shocked and nearly fell […]

February 27, 2025

Do Great Fundraisers Ever Really Retire?

Do Great Fundraisers Ever Really Retire is a thoughtful article written by nonprofit veteran Jim Eskin. Here’s what he has to share: For the record, I proudly am a contrarian. I fully accept that in many respects I am different from most people. And that’s what makes life interesting and fun. A huge example is retirement. I genuinely respect that most people relish the thought of their so-called senior years giving them freedom over their […]