--- title: DickersonBakker Blog | Derric Bakker --- [![DB-logo-2023](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DB%20Logos/DB-logo-2023.png?width=1300&height=214&name=DB-logo-2023.png "DB-logo-2023")](https://dickersonbakker.com/) - Home - Who We Are - [About Us](https://dickersonbakker.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://dickersonbakker.com/about/our-team/) - What We Do - [Fundraising Solutions](https://dickersonbakker.com/fundraising-solutions/) - [Capital Campaigns](https://dickersonbakker.com/capital-campaigns/) - [Executive Search](https://dickersonbakker.com/executive-search/) - [Grant Services](https://dickersonbakker.com/grant-services/) - Who We Serve - [National & Regional Nonprofits](https://dickersonbakker.com/national-regional-nonprofits/) - [Global Aid & Outreach Ministries](https://dickersonbakker.com/global-aid-outreach-ministries/) - [Christian & Private Schools](https://dickersonbakker.com/christian-private-schools/) - [Higher Education](https://dickersonbakker.com/higher-education/) - [Salvation Army](https://dickersonbakker.com/salvation-army/) - [Rescue Missions](https://dickersonbakker.com/rescue-missions/) - [Community Organizations](https://dickersonbakker.com/community-organizations/) - [Camps/Conference Centers](https://dickersonbakker.com/camps-conference-centers/) - [Broadcast Ministries](https://dickersonbakker.com/broadcast-ministries/) - Resources - [News & Insights](https://dickersonbakker.com/blog/) - [Case Studies](https://dickersonbakker.com/case-studies/) - [Research Studies](https://dickersonbakker.com/research-studies/) - [Upcoming and On-Demand Webinars](https://dickersonbakker.com/upcoming-and-on-demand-webinars/) - [Contact](https://dickersonbakker.com/contact/) # Author: Derric Bakker [![The Shrinking Middle](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Blog%20Graphics%20(1)-4.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/the-shrinking-middle) ### [The Shrinking Middle: Why nonprofits need to start treating every donor like a major donor](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/the-shrinking-middle) September 28, 2023 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) Donors are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations. Their contributions go beyond financial support, impacting the nonprofit's ability to fulfill its ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/the-shrinking-middle) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Aimless%20Asking.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/whats-holding-your-fundraising-back-issue-6-aimless-asking) ### [What's Holding Your Fundraising Back? Issue #6: Aimless Asking](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/whats-holding-your-fundraising-back-issue-6-aimless-asking) September 28, 2023 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) Too many nonprofit leaders tell us they can’t move forward because their fundraising is stuck in neutral. They know there’s a better way. Our team has ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/whats-holding-your-fundraising-back-issue-6-aimless-asking) [![Stuck in a Paradox? 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[Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/stuck-in-a-paradox) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading%20(10)%20copy-1.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/four-key-takeaways-from-giving-usas-alarming-report-on-2022-giving) ### [Four Key Takeaways from Giving USA’s Alarming Report on 2022 Giving](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/four-key-takeaways-from-giving-usas-alarming-report-on-2022-giving) July 19, 2023 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) The United States experienced a rare decline in charitable giving last year. According to a recently released Giving USA report, total giving in 2022 fell ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/four-key-takeaways-from-giving-usas-alarming-report-on-2022-giving) ### [What’s holding your fundraising back? Issue #1: Not using donor data and analytics effectively.](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/whats-holding-your-fundraising-back-issue-1-not-using-donor-data-and-analytics-effectively) February 23, 2023 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) For many years, my wife and I have made it a tradition to see Handel’s Messiah during the Christmas season. When the soloists, the chorale, the musicians, ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/whats-holding-your-fundraising-back-issue-1-not-using-donor-data-and-analytics-effectively) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Are-You-Ready-for-the-Christian-School-Revolution-DickersonBakker-Christian-School-Fundraising-Research-Study.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/are-you-ready-for-the-christian-school-revolution) ### [Are You Ready for the Christian School ‘Revolution’?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/are-you-ready-for-the-christian-school-revolution) February 02, 2023 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) We’re living in a time when controversies are raging in America’s public schools. [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/are-you-ready-for-the-christian-school-revolution) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/New-Research-Shows-Donors-Still-in-Generous-Mood-4-e1665460121753.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-panic-new-research-shows-donors-still-in-generous-mood) ### [Don’t Panic! New Research Shows Donors Still in Generous Mood](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-panic-new-research-shows-donors-still-in-generous-mood) October 10, 2022 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) Recession. [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-panic-new-research-shows-donors-still-in-generous-mood) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-30.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/how-will-christian-schools-respond-to-the-mass-exodus-of-students-from-public-schools) ### [How will Christian Schools Respond to the Mass Exodus of Students from Public Schools?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/how-will-christian-schools-respond-to-the-mass-exodus-of-students-from-public-schools) September 21, 2022 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) A recent report in The Christian Post revealed nearly 2 million U.S. students have left the public school system since the pandemic. That’s huge. And it ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/how-will-christian-schools-respond-to-the-mass-exodus-of-students-from-public-schools) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/POWER-UP-1200-%C3%97-788-px-1.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/tenquestions) ### [Ten Questions to Put You on a Path to Success in Major Gift Development](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/tenquestions) August 09, 2022 By [Derric Bakker](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/derric-bakker) If you polled most people in a non-profit organization, they will probably say that the Development Director has a cushy job. Meetings with interesting ... 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