--- title: DickersonBakker Blog | Guest Contributor Brent Hafele (6) description: (6) --- [![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 ### [Making the Case: Driving Lessons for Your Major Gift Officers](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/driving-lessons-for-major-gift-officers) June 17, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) When presenting a case to a donor, it is both easy and common to approach it from our own perspective. Our personal passions and interests tend to infuse ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/driving-lessons-for-major-gift-officers) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/babe-ruth.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/set-major-donor-expectations) ### [This Is Why It’s Important to Set Major Donor Expectations Up Front](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/set-major-donor-expectations) April 21, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Babe Ruth was a failure. It wasn’t unusual for him to strike out. In fact, he struck out 1,330 times in his career. His lifetime batting average of .342 ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/set-major-donor-expectations) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sapling.png)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-ingredients-successful-capital-campaigns) ### [The Three Most Important Ingredients of a Successful Capital Campaign](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-ingredients-successful-capital-campaigns) April 11, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Anyone can plant a tree, but for that tree to grow and thrive, you must take three things into consideration: sunlight, soil, and water. In the same ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-ingredients-successful-capital-campaigns) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Avoidable-Capital-Campaign-Mistakes-Dickerson-Bakker-Associates-Free-Whitepaper.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/capital-campaign-mistakes) ### [Four Common but Avoidable Capital Campaign Mistakes](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/capital-campaign-mistakes) April 11, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Capital Campaigns have been practiced for a many years. While the times have changed, many of the fundamental concepts of capital campaigns remain the ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/capital-campaign-mistakes) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/success-sign-e1460380495845.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/feasibility-study-capital-campaign-five-benefits) ### [Five Ways a Feasibility Study Can Make or Break a Campaign](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/feasibility-study-capital-campaign-five-benefits) April 11, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) The capital campaign feasibility study is the planning tool of choice for the most successful campaigns. Well-executed, a study can boost the total ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/feasibility-study-capital-campaign-five-benefits) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Fotolia_65829671_Subscription_Monthly_M-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-facets-nonprofit-vibrancy) ### [Do You Know the Three Facets of Nonprofit Vibrancy?](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-facets-nonprofit-vibrancy) March 15, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) All was going well until my new boss, Derric Bakker, asked me how I defined vibrancy. Stated plainly, I fell flat on my face. I stuttered and stammered ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/three-facets-nonprofit-vibrancy) ### [Sometimes the Planning is More Important than the Plan](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning) March 01, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Strategic planning has a reputation for being an exercise in futility. Too often the process is long and drawn out or the steps are ambiguous and ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/nonprofit-strategic-planning) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock_000069596611_small-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/top-4-triggers-of-board-misbehavior) ### [Top 4 Triggers of Board Misbehavior](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/top-4-triggers-of-board-misbehavior) February 25, 2016 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Now, I know that this article is not talking about your board. But so you can help your “friend” with his or her board, this article is for you. I happen ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/top-4-triggers-of-board-misbehavior) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSCF1464-e1450202648806-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/5-ways-to-get-your-board-on-board-with-fundraising) ### [5 Ways to Get Your Board on Board with Fundraising](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/5-ways-to-get-your-board-on-board-with-fundraising) December 29, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) Sadly, most people hate fundraising. Let’s face it, asking for money can be uncomfortable, embarrassing, and out of comfort zone of many. That’s why I’m ... [Read More →](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/5-ways-to-get-your-board-on-board-with-fundraising) [![](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Man-praying-at-church-e1450201331187-1.jpg)](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/donors-passions) ### [How to Be a Chameleon of Causes to Appeal to Your Donors’ Passions](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/donors-passions) December 15, 2015 By [Guest Contributor Brent Hafele](https://blog.dickersonbakker.com/author/guest-contributor-brent-hafele) In 2014, which category do you think received the most philanthropic gifts? 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