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Top Major Gifts Fundraising Mistakes and Bloopers
Major Gift Fundraising
Major gifts fundraising mistakes are everywhere! Dealing with major donors can be so challenging - and the entire effort is subtle, full of nuance. You're trying to make friends with someone who expresses interest in your cause, but what to…

How to Reconnect Major Donors Who Have Drifted Away
Major Gift Fundraising
Have you ever tried to reconnect with major donors who have lost touch with your organization and your team? Here’s a quick video we posted to Linkedin yesterday, where we discussed success stories from the Major Gifts Intensive. Our guests…

(Major Gifts #8)The Three Success Principles for a Profitable Major Gifts Program
Major Gift FundraisingThese three success principles will set up your major gifts fundraising program to succeed: you need systems, teamwork and skills training.

(Major Gifts #7) What’s the Best Structure for a Full-Scale Major Gift Program?
Major Gift Fundraising
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…

(Major Gifts #5) An Easy Strategy for Discovering New Major Gifts Prospects
Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising
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 Gift Fundraising
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 Gift FundraisingWhat do board members need to know about major gifts fundraising strategy? It's a long-term effort and it's not about "asking."

The Right Way to Follow Up Your Social Events and Tours
Board Development, Donor Cultivation, EventsAnd one of the things people always ask is how to follow up friendmaking events that your board members will host.
Plan your follow up ahead of time, or DON'T DO THE EVENT!
We believe in two types of followup:
First, the personal phone call…

(MG Series #2) How to Predict Your Major Gift Pipeline This Year
Major Gift Fundraising
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 Gift Fundraising
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 Campaign
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…

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