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Major Gifts Series #2: How to Avoid the Top 5 Major Gift Mistakes This Year

Here’s the next in my series of tips to help you nail major gifts for your organization this year. Today, we can laugh at some of the bigger bloopers that we see in major gift fundraising. We are human, so we do sometimes make mistakes with…

Major Gifts Series #1: How to Get your Whole Organization Behind Major Gift Fundraising

Major Gift Fundraising

Here's the first of a series of articles to help you bolster your organization's major gift success. And I'm starting at the beginning- how to get full organizational support for major gift fundraising. All the studies…

Major Donors are Changing – 5 Trends to Watch

What's going on these days with the most generous donors of all? How are they changing? What are their expectations of us? What do they really want? Do you ever wonder...How can I reach them? How can I appeal to their big hearts, and…

Checklist: How Do You Stand on the 12 Core Fundraising Systems?

Fundraising Plan, Nonprofit Leadership

Hurray for fundraising! It generates the funding to carry out your wonderful mission to make the world a better place. Just think, fundraising makes your work possible. So of course you and your leadership team want to NAIL a first-class…

The 12 Essential Systems Every Nonprofit Needs for Mega Fundraising Success

Fundraising Strategy, Nonprofit Leadership

Your nonprofit needs revenue to run and expand its programs. And, fundraising brings in the revenue - generating money so you can do more good in the world. Perfecting fundraising is a no-brainer. So, let’s focus on the critical core systems…

Top 10 Things to Understand About How Fundraising Really Works Today

Board Members & Fundraising, Nonprofit Leadership

Wouldn't it be wonderful if everybody in your organization agreed on what really works for fundraising success? What's important? What's not so important? What basic principles can you agree on? There's often a philosophical disagreement…

Three Quick Ways to Snag Last Minute Online Gifts

Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaign

We're approaching the last week of the year. You know what that means! Hopefully - it means a flood of online gifts and donations through your digital donation portal. There’s a lot of money in play for deserving nonprofits in these last…

Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts for December

Year-End Fundraising Campaign

December is a wildly busy month for many fundraisers. Year-end fundraising is closing out, and we are all stampeding toward our goals. With things being so busy, where should you focus? To help you, here are my top Fundraising Do's and…

5 Rules to Live by in December

Inspiration

December is a wildly busy time for many nonprofit folks. Isn't it for you, too? We're in the midst of the hectic year-end fundraising season. There are holiday parties, gifts to buy and decorating to be done. Money to be raised! With…

Should You Include Major Donor Prospects in Your Year-End Appeal?

Major Gift Fundraising, Year-End Fundraising Campaign

Should your year-end fundraising appeal for annual giving funding include your major donors? Many development offices are challenged by this question, and we understand. Our clients are always asking about how to handle major gift prospects…

Becoming a Power Asker: 4 Secrets to Successful Major Gift Fundraising

Major Gift Fundraising

Today we have a guest post from one of the smartest major gift experts around: Amy Eisenstein. She's helped tons of people learn how to successfully ask for large gifts. Here's Amy's smart advice: One of the best ways to raise more money…

Thanksgiving is a Great Time for DonorLove!

Annual Giving

It's the week of Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and we are counting our blessings. Your donors are a great blessing to your cause because they make your organization's work possible. So, why not take advantage of the season and send loving…

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