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How Will We Cultivate Donors This Fall?

“Cultivate donors.” I bet you’ve heard that before. But how do we accomplish this in the virtual environment? We like to think of cultivation as nurturing your donor’s philanthropic interest in your organization’s work. And…

Advice for a New Major Gift Officer: Raise Money the Minute You Hit the Ground

Asking for Donations

This week on Facebook LIVE we discussed common mistakes that a new major gift officer often makes. Now we’re following up with ideas to help you get started quickly and see some quick fundraising wins. Being new can be daunting,…

Board Members: How to Approach Decision-Making in Times of Crisis

Board Development, Board Members & Fundraising, Motivating Board Members

If you’re a board member serving an institution or organization, you are probably dealing with many challenging decisions in this time of crisis. This is a difficult time for everyone and board decision-making is not easy. Your organization…

How COVID Times Provide Unique Opportunities for Fundraising

Asking for Donations, Major Gift Fundraising

Yes, COVID times are hard for everyone to handle. But don’t despair: We are finding that these times offer some pretty interesting and unique opportunities for fundraising. Unusual times often bring up unusual opportunities…

What’s the Right Time to Ask for a Gift?

Asking for Donations, Major Gift Fundraising

Today, we want to help you with one of the thorniest questions of major gift fundraising: What's the right time to ask for a gift? When should you ask your donor? We all struggle with this issue. And when we are unsure about timing, we…

Two Questions To Get the Gift Conversation Rolling

Major Gift Fundraising

Have you ever gotten stuck in a conversation with a donor that's going nowhere? As we coach organizations to implement our Major Gift Fundraising by the Numbers approach, everyone is asking for help getting asks on the table. How can we…

Donor Conversations: How to Bring Up the Topic of a Gift

Major Gift Fundraising

It can be awkward. There you are, on zoom with your major donor. After 30 minutes, you've talked about everything. You've covered her family. Her health. The things she's excited about these days. But . . . you have not ventured into the…

Secrets to Successful Donor Meetings: Setting Objectives and Planning Ahead

Major Gift Fundraising

Your donor meetings can be successful - or they can be a waste of time. It's up to you. Want to know the key to a successful and productive meeting with your donor? It's getting organized ahead of time. Today, I'm sharing a quick video that…

Listening – The #1 Skill for Virtual Phone or Zoom Meetings

Donor Cultivation, Major Gift Fundraising

Everyone needs to sharpen their listening skills for fundraising in the new virtual environment. Dealing with donors is more difficult these days. Many of us can't get in front of our donors - so we are on zoom or on the phone. Everyone is…

Three Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Become a Better Fundraiser

Major Gift Fundraising

Have you ever considered your skills in the area of Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence means - among other things - that you have high social and personal competence. You understand your own reactions to situations, and you…

The Awful Truth About Many Major Gift Shops – They’ve Gotten Lazy

Major Gift Fundraising

We are wondering - do you think that traditional major gift fundraising may have gotten a bit lazy? I think the answer is yes. I think that the way we've been nurturing and engaging our major donors has not been very effective. Kathryn Gamble…

Why we think there are new rules for fundraising today

Fundraising Strategy

By Dr. Kathryn Gamble These days have been anything but usual. Managing a fundraising program has become almost a herculean effort. Much of the challenge is due to the uncertainty that surrounds us regarding the pandemic. For the…

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How Will We Cultivate Donors This Fall?

Advice for a New Major Gift Officer: Raise Money the Minute You Hit the Ground

Board Members: How to Approach Decision-Making in Times of Crisis

How COVID Times Provide Unique Opportunities for Fundraising

What’s the Right Time to Ask for a Gift?

Two Questions To Get the Gift Conversation Rolling

Donor Conversations: How to Bring Up the Topic of a Gift

Secrets to Successful Donor Meetings: Setting Objectives and Planning Ahead

Listening – The #1 Skill for Virtual Phone or Zoom Meetings

Three Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Become a Better Fundraiser

The Awful Truth About Many Major Gift Shops – They’ve Gotten Lazy

Why we think there are new rules for fundraising today

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