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(Major Gifts #4) Engaging Board Members in Major Gift Fundraising

Are you wondering how to engage your board members in your major gift development program? Your trustees could be very helpful, but you may not be sure how to approach them. It could be a touchy subject. We…

(Major Gifts #3) Moving Through Donor Discovery Swiftly and Accurately

Major Gift Fundraising

This is #3 in our series on Major Gift Fundraising:Let’s talk about how to save time and still raise transformational gifts for your institution.People ask us: Don’t donor relationships take a long, long time to develop?Board…

Landing Transformational Gifts in the Current Environment

Major Gift Fundraising

Who is exhausted by this ongoing rapidly changing environment? We feel for you. It’s tough because the landscape keeps changing. Many of the old ways of working are falling away.Our donors are shifting their preferences, and…

Top 10 Fundraising Trends for 2022

Major Gift Fundraising

Clearly, 2021 was a year of disruption and changes. And yes, we were forced to change, innovate, and adapt - over and over. But within change, there are always mega opportunities. Here’s our annual review of trends and…

Don’t Waste Your Capital Campaign Feasibility Study

Capital Campaign

Some capital campaign feasibility studies are simply a waste of time and effort.It’s a real shame when an organization spends significant time, energy, and money on a study that is not helpful. Frankly, this result is disappointing…