--- title: DickersonBakker Blog | Guest Contributor Brent Hafele (5) description: (5) --- [![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: Guest Contributor Brent Hafele [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Laxative-for-Writers-Block.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/writing-your-case-statement) ### [Can You Take a Laxative for Writer’s Block?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/writing-your-case-statement) May 01, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Confession time: I recently had one of the worst bouts of writer’s block in my life. It was miserable. Painful, really. I needed to write a case statement ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/writing-your-case-statement) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/call-me-back.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/getting-donors-call-back) ### [Can You Hear Me Now? Getting Donors to Call Back](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/getting-donors-call-back) April 24, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Not getting a response to call can be one of the greatest frustrations for any major gift officer. [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/getting-donors-call-back) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/board-chess.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/boards-role-capital-campaign) ### [So, What Is the Board’s Role in a Capital Campaign?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/boards-role-capital-campaign) March 27, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Perhaps you have also asked this question: “What’s the board’s role in a capital campaign?” I am asked this question with every campaign launch and ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/boards-role-capital-campaign) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Hunter-or-Farmer-Major-Gift-Officer.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/harvesting-major-gifts) ### [Are you the Hunter or the Farmer? Harvesting Major Gifts for Long Term Sustainability](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/harvesting-major-gifts) February 15, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) One of my favorite things about working at DB&A is the collaboration I have with my colleagues. It can be so much fun to bounce ideas off each other and ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/harvesting-major-gifts) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lilith-e1485361623974.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/being-a-kind-leader) ### [Say Goodbye to Your Lilith -How to be Kind to the Problematic Team Member](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/being-a-kind-leader) January 25, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) We all have those people in our lives that we would rather avoid. There is the guy who only talks about how awesome he is. The lady with the nasally voice ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/being-a-kind-leader) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/conflict-of-interest-e1484772149131.jpeg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-conflict-interest-trump-mission-3-steps-manage-conflict-nonprofit) ### [Don’t Let Conflict of Interest Trump Your Mission 3 Steps to Manage Conflict in Your Nonprofit](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-conflict-interest-trump-mission-3-steps-manage-conflict-nonprofit) January 18, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Since the November 8, the news media has been prolific in analyzing every angle of Donald Trump’s election to President of the United States. The day ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-let-conflict-interest-trump-mission-3-steps-manage-conflict-nonprofit) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/wallet-e1484317952284.jpeg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-fundraise-wallet) ### [Don’t Fundraise Out of Your Own Wallet. Tips on asking an appropriate-sized gift from donors](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-fundraise-wallet) January 13, 2017 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Chris said something that caught my attention as we were waiting to pick up our kids from youth group: “you don’t sell out of your own wallet.” Initially, ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/dont-fundraise-wallet) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mountain-top-moment-e1481652708883.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/fundraising-leadership-not-sales) ### [Fundraising is Leadership, NOT Sales](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/fundraising-leadership-not-sales) December 13, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Editor’s Note: This is the second article in our Faithful Fundraising series. Our series focus is to highlight the intersection of fundraising with ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/fundraising-leadership-not-sales) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/50-yard-line.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/are-you-missing-the-other-half-of-fundraising) ### [Are You Leaving Half Your Fundraising Potential on the Field?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/are-you-missing-the-other-half-of-fundraising) November 21, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Many nonprofits are spending more than ever on fundraising, but receiving less in return. Sound familiar? Maybe half your money is being left on the field. 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