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Thanking Donors – How to Show Your Donors Some Love

https://youtu.be/UjlOUAH4Q10 If you want to create tons of donor love, then thank your donors early and often! You might already be actively thanking your major donors during the holiday season, but what about all your other…

What You Can Expect from a Full Scale Major Gift Program

Major Gifts

What would happen if your team could expand into a full-scale major gifts program? Let's look at the results you'd achieve for your institution: Most of all - you guessed it - new funding would start flowing in. Your organization…

Let Go of the Money to Hold Onto Your Donors

Sometimes the best way to hold onto a donor is by letting them go around small projects. That way, they are ready for you when you come with a BIG Ask.

Want Donors To Throw Money At You? Take This Approach

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

https://youtu.be/8phNPj6JdSY Imagine knowing how to approach donors in a way that they throw money at you without asking. Sounds like a dream, right? It’s much easier than you think! We see this almost every day. All of our capital…

Nonprofit Nightmare: Fundraising Horror Stories

Donor Cultivation, Fundraising Plan, Inspiration

To celebrate Halloween, Gail Perry and Beth Ann Locke shared their scariest fundraising horror stories. Watch, if you dare, and avoid these nonprofit nightmares based on true events! https://youtu.be/rDxHkDkuYb4 Surely, there…

How Important is Technology to Your High Net Worth Donors? Part 2

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

https://youtu.be/xTuxgAmQhT4 What do your high net worth donors want? This is a question we fundraisers wrestle with constantly. How best to reach out to them? How to communicate? What will they respond to? And, the real question…

What’s Motivating High Net Worth Donors Today? Part 1

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

https://youtu.be/YmFhf9MBdFU Good news! High-net-worth households and donors are giving above pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Bank of America Study of Philanthropy. The study also highlighted the strong influence of women…

Capital Campaign Roadblocks to Fundraising Success

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

If you are considering or planning a capital campaign, you might be worried about hitting some bumps in the road. Some of the common roadblocks we frequently help our clients navigate are: Feasibility Study findings are not positive…

What is the Role of a Nonprofit Board in Fundraising?

Board Development, Board Members & Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could create a true culture of philanthropy at your organization? Of course, if you can gain full support for the development program, your overall revenue will go up! Let’s explore how…

What Can Go Wrong with Your Board’s Fund Development Committee?

What Can Go Wrong with the Board’s Fund Development Committee?

Board Development, Board Members & Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy

What's the best role for the board Fund Development Committee? In the nonprofit world, most organizations set up a Fund Development Committee that helps to focus the board’s fundraising efforts. Who does what? In very small…

How to Have a Super Successful Visit with a Major Donor

Donor Cultivation, Major Gifts

Major donor visits can be nerve-racking. Here you are with a golden opportunity—you've obtained a meeting with an important capital campaign prospect. It’s exciting but it is also high-stakes – because, of course, you want to…

#1 Year-End Fundraising Tip: Warm Up Your Donors Before The Ask

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns

If you are starting to prepare for your annual fall fundraising campaign, it's time to get busy! Here's a first step to a successful year-end fundraising campaign: Warm up your donors first, before you do anything else. Simply start reconnecting…

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Thanking Donors – How to Show Your Donors Some Love

What You Can Expect from a Full Scale Major Gift Program

Let Go of the Money to Hold Onto Your Donors

Want Donors To Throw Money At You? Take This Approach

Nonprofit Nightmare: Fundraising Horror Stories

How Important is Technology to Your High Net Worth Donors? Part 2

What’s Motivating High Net Worth Donors Today? Part 1

Capital Campaign Roadblocks to Fundraising Success

What is the Role of a Nonprofit Board in Fundraising?

What Can Go Wrong with the Board’s Fund Development Committee?

How to Have a Super Successful Visit with a Major Donor

#1 Year-End Fundraising Tip: Warm Up Your Donors Before The Ask

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