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(Major Gifts #7) What’s the Best Structure for a Full-Scale Major Gift Program?
Major Gifts
Everyone wants the secret to success for to a profitable, full-scale major gifts program. Our email series this month is sharing the top "secrets" you need to be successful with major donors.
Today we're talking about two systems that you…

(Major Gifts #6) What’s the Return on Investment from a Major Gift Program?
Board Development, Fundraising Strategy, Major Gifts
Wish you could have been there. We were up in a New York City office tower, gathered in a big conference room, surrounded by smart, thoughtful board members.
It was an exciting moment because we were showing the board how they could dramatically…

(Major Gifts #5) An Easy Strategy for Discovering New Major Gifts Prospects
Capital Campaigns, Major Gifts
Today, we want to focus on one of the greatest challenges facing development shops everywhere: finding and discovering new prospects for major, principal, and capital gifts.
We hear this everywhere:
Fundraisers tell us that…

(Major Gifts #4) How to Focus on the Right Major Gift Prospects, Not the Wrong Ones
Major Gifts
Have you ever found that it’s easy to be distracted when you are working on major gifts? Certainly, pursuing the wrong donor prospects can eat up a lot of time.
How do you know you’re spending time on the right people,…

(Major Gifts #3) What Board Members and Executive Management Need to Know About Major Gift Strategy
Major GiftsWhat do board members need to know about major gifts fundraising strategy? It's a long-term effort and it's not about "asking."

(MG Series #2) How to Predict Your Major Gift Pipeline This Year
Major Gifts
Do you and your leaders want to know how much money you can raise, and when it will come in? This is the sought-after truth of fundraising – the ability to predict future cash flow from gifts.
Just think, wouldn’t it be wonderful to really…

(Major Gifts #1) How to Move from Transactional to Transformational Major Gifts
Major Gifts
Hope your new year is getting off to a happy, positive start.
Let me tell you how to ensure you and your team raise more in 2023 than last year.
This is the first of an email series that we’ll be sending you over the next three weeks –…

Nonprofit Fundraising Trends for 2023
Annual Giving, Capital Campaigns
As fundraising consultants, we’re always keeping an eye on the latest nonprofit fundraising trends and developments. As we move into 2023, there are several key trends that can help your organization ride the waves of success and fundraising…

New Year’s Resolutions for Board Members
Board Development, Board Members and Fundraising
We offer this list of suggested New Year's Resolutions for Board Members to encourage them to consider their important role and reflect on how they can be more effective as board members.
Here are 10 New Year's resolutions for board members…

Gifts of Stock: Your Biggest Opportunity for the Year-End Giving Season
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising StrategiesYour biggest opportunity for mega year-end gifts is to seek gifts of stock.

How to Engage Board Members in Major Gift Fundraising
Board Members and Fundraising, Major Gifts, Motivating Board Members
There are so many ways we can engage board members in major gift fundraising.
The challenge is, exactly, deciding the best roles for them to play. Where, within your fundraising program, can they lend their weight and help the most?…

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