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Oh No! Your Donor Just Made a Mega Gift to Another Nonprofit!

Oh dear, what could be worse? You wake up one morning and find out one of your donors has just made a mega gift to a similar nonprofit right down the street.What a disappointment! There’s serious consternation in the halls of the…

High Net-Worth Donors: Is Now the Time to Raise Big Money?

Capital Campaign

There are more high net-worth donors in the U.S. than ever – over the last three years the stock market was on a long bull run, increasing the wealth of many.Nearly 9% of the U.S. population now have wealth of $1 million or more…

Ditch the Capital Campaign Public Phase?

Capital Campaign

Should you cancel your capital campaign public phase? Yes, we think this is something worth considering. Would it be possible to skip the Public Phase of your campaign without any consequence? Here’s the challenge we…

What is a Capital Campaign in Fundraising

Capital Campaign

Many people ask us about the traditional three phases of a capital campaign - Campaign Planning Phase, Silent Phase, and Public Phase.It's interesting to consider that this model, which is the standard for capital campaigns…

Major Gift Fundraising Mistakes That Can Ruin Everything

Major Gift Fundraising

Our Top Takeaways from ICON ‘22

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

Today we are sharing some of our top takeaways from AFP’s big international fundraising conference known as ICON. We enjoyed hearing from the smartest people in our sector who shared their best thinking – everything from big…

There is Latent Giving Capacity Everywhere

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

3 Ways to Engage Your Major Donors Early in Capital Campaign Planning

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

There are so many benefits to engaging major donors early in capital campaign plans. We like to organize discussions with key donors while the potential campaign is only a Big Idea. It’s our favorite way to cultivate and engage…

Planning a Capital Campaign? Why You Should Engage Your Major Donors Early On

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

Is your organization planning a capital campaign or a major new funding initiative? We hear many questions about how to prepare properly for a capital campaign. As far as we are concerned, it’s what you do ahead of the campaign that can…

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Oh No! Your Donor Just Made a Mega Gift to Another Nonprofit!

High Net-Worth Donors: Is Now the Time to Raise Big Money?

Ditch the Capital Campaign Public Phase?

What is a Capital Campaign in Fundraising

Major Gift Fundraising Mistakes That Can Ruin Everything

Our Top Takeaways from ICON ‘22

There is Latent Giving Capacity Everywhere

3 Ways to Engage Your Major Donors Early in Capital Campaign Planning

Planning a Capital Campaign? Why You Should Engage Your Major Donors Early On

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