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The Journey from a Fundraiser to Consultant: Lessons Learned

Moving from fundraising practitioner to consultant can be challenging. Find out lessons learned by Gail Perry as she undertook this journey.

How I Got Started in Fundraising: Gail’s Story

Inspiration for Fundraisers

Explore Gail Perry's lessons learned as a brand new fundraiser at Duke University back when she got started in fundraising.

The Fundraiser’s Kiss of Death: Talking Too Much

Donor cultivation, Inspiration for Fundraisers

Learn why it’s important to listen to the donor, rather than make a presentation. And why talking too much is a fundraiser's kiss of death.

How Board Members Can Help Increase Donations by 39%

Board Members and Fundraising, Stewardship

If you are serving as a nonprofit board member, I'm sure you are often asked to help in fundraising. Here's how you and your fellow board members can help increase donations to your organization by 39% - without having to do any "asking." To…

Planning a Campaign? Add Power and Influence

Capital Campaigns

We were helping one of our clients work through a challenge yesterday. Our client, a national organization, is planning a $300 million capital campaign. The problem is, the organization’s board is not composed of "heavy hitters" so to speak,…

How to be Truly Donor-Centric – by Simone Joyaux

Donor-Centered Fundraising

Redefine “Fundraising” and You Can Build a Culture of Philanthropy

Culture of Philanthropy

Does your institution have a true culture of philanthropy? Diving deeper, the real question is: is there really full support for fundraising across your entire organization? All the way from your board members to program staffers? Often,…

The Backburner List: A Major Gift Fundraiser’s Top Secret Strategy

Major Gifts

One of the biggest challenges for major gift fundraisers is prioritizing their assigned prospects, and understanding the role of a Backburner List. It’s a matter of organizing your portfolio. How do you sift through many names to find the…

New Capital Campaign Trends for 2021

Capital Campaigns, Fundraising Strategy

With the positive economic environment right now, most capital campaigns are really taking off in 2021. We’re seeing some interesting new capital campaign trends among our clients' capital campaigns, and wanted share them here. As we’ve…

NO ASK Fundraising Strategies for Board Members

Board Members and Fundraising, Major Gifts

NO ASK fundraising strategies for board members? Is this possible? Often, we find that board members are nervous about the idea of fundraising. They want to help, but shy away from the idea of "asking." We recently shared our favorite list…

Major Donor Conversation Starters: “What Are Your Impressions?”

Donor-Centered Fundraising, Major Gifts

People often ask us: "What do I talk about when I meet with donors? How will I start a conversation? What questions should I ask? We have a very simple approach to starting conversations with donors. We like to probe, so we know immediately…

A Look at Post-COVID Fundraising for 2021

Culture of Philanthropy, Trends you need to follow

What is the outlook for post-COVID fundraising? There's good news to share! Giving is up - right now - across the board. What’s more, the outlook for charitable giving in the next year or two is also looking very good. We predicted a…

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The Journey from a Fundraiser to Consultant: Lessons Learned

How I Got Started in Fundraising: Gail’s Story

The Fundraiser’s Kiss of Death: Talking Too Much

How Board Members Can Help Increase Donations by 39%

Planning a Campaign? Add Power and Influence

How to be Truly Donor-Centric – by Simone Joyaux

Redefine “Fundraising” and You Can Build a Culture of Philanthropy

The Backburner List: A Major Gift Fundraiser’s Top Secret Strategy

New Capital Campaign Trends for 2021

NO ASK Fundraising Strategies for Board Members

Major Donor Conversation Starters: “What Are Your Impressions?”

A Look at Post-COVID Fundraising for 2021

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