
Why Won’t My Board Members Give Me Names?
Board Members & Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingHaving trouble getting your nonprofit board to open doors to their friend’s? You’re not alone. This article explores reasons why boards withhold info & offers tips for navigating the situation.

The Great Wealth Transfer: More Women Donors on the Horizon
Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingWomen are set to inherit a vast amount of wealth in the coming years. Learn how this Great Wealth Transfer will transform the landscape of philanthropy.

How to Be Confident When Approaching Major Donors
Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingConfidently master conversations with new donors! Learn how to make a first impression that will open doors to lasting relationships.

Three Thought-Provoking Questions to Ask Your Leadership Team
Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingDiscover why honest conversations about fundraising strategy are crucial for success. Overcome challenges, build trust & achieve your goals.

Major Gift Best Practices: How to Unlock Transformative Philanthropy
Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingThis guide reveals 5 major gifts fundraising best practices to cultivate major gifts & skyrocket your goals.

Major Gifts Fundraising – A Team Sport
Fundraising StrategyEmpowering your team to ask the right questions will maximize your major gift fundraising success.

What’s the Rate of Return of Major Gift Fundraising?
Board Development, Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift FundraisingLearn how to maximize your fundraising rate of return with these tips. Try proven strategies to maximize your return on investment.

Unlock the Secrets of High Net Worth Donors
Fundraising StrategyDiscover proven strategies to cultivate connections, inspire impactful giving, & secure lasting partnerships with high-net-worth donors.

Is the Donor Ready for an Ask?
Fundraising StrategyIs the donor ready for an ask? Check out this blog for tips on how to know! Use these steps to feel confident when making the ask.

Is This the Reason Your Team is Not Raising Major Gifts?
Fundraising Strategy, Major Gift Fundraising All nonprofits want to excel at major gifts fundraising. Is this really true? In our 30 years in major gifts fundraising, we've seen familiar roadblocks crop up inside organizations. Roadblocks that somehow get thrown up to keep money…

Nonprofit Fundraising Trends in 2024: Buckle Up!
Fundraising Strategy As 2024 starts, we review the important nonprofit fundraising trends. These insights come from conversations about the state of fundraising with industry leaders.

What is the Role of a Nonprofit Board in Fundraising?
Board Development, Board Members & Fundraising, Fundraising StrategyThe Fund Development Committee of the board can help everyone support this most important revenue-producing area of a nonprofit.

What Can Go Wrong with the Board’s Fund Development Committee?
Board Development, Board Members & Fundraising, Fundraising StrategyFive ways Fund Development Committees go wrong from micromanaging internal operations to negating the power of the CEO.

Capital Campaign Consultants: What Do They Do?
Capital Campaign, Fundraising Strategy In the world of nonprofit fundraising, capital campaign consultants play a crucial role helping organizations plan, execute, and manage high-dollar capital campaigns. As we all know, capital campaigns are major fundraising efforts…

Capital Campaign Success: The #1 Ingredient You Need
Capital Campaign, Fundraising Strategy Capital campaign success - this is what we all dream of! As capital campaign consultants, we want our clients to get organized quickly, galvanize their major donors, and secure transformational gifts to fuel their missions. But there…

How & When to Announce a Capital Campaign
Fundraising Strategy Often board members will challenge us about the timing of a capital campaign announcement. The perennial question is: "When is the right time to announce our campaign to the public?" Sometimes organizational leaders will push…