Let's Talk Fundraising
Let's Talk Fundraising
Keith Greer, CFRE
The Knock on the Window: What Memorial Gifts Are Really Telling You
23 minutes Posted May 25, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Memorial Day And Celebration Of Life
Why Memorial Giving Matters
The Research Most Teams Ignore
John Knocks On The Window
When Love Feels Priced
Mike And The Scholarship That Lasts
Catalyst Donors And The Real Pipeline
A Simple Intake Framework
Free Download And How To Use It
Lanterns, Community, And The Closing Charge
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I recorded this episode on the Sunday before Memorial Day, thinking about an event called Celebration of Life that I helped build on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Lanterns on Reed's Bay. The Hawaiian nose flute. More than three thousand people on the shore singing Hawai'i Aloha at dusk. And what it taught me about what people are really doing when they make a gift in memory of someone they've lost. This episode is about memorial giving, and specifically about what most fundraisers miss when a me...