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

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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

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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…

Why You Should Invest in Your Organization’s Infrastructure

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What exactly do we mean by infrastructure? And how important is it to your institution's health? Just consider: infrastructure is the fuel that makes everything run. If you are trying to educate kids, heal the sick, feed the hungry, or help…

Attitudes and Skills that Foster Major Gifts Success

There are many attitudes and skills you and your team can cultivate to lay the groundwork for mega fundraising success.  When you think about it, much of everyone’s struggle – or success - starts internally, with their mindset.  Think…

The Discovery Call Playbook

We recently surveyed fundraising teams across the world, asking them to share their challenges trying to raise major gifts in today’s environment. The survey revealed some interesting feedback about the situation on the ground in development…

(Major Gifts #7) Accelerate the Big Ask

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Today we’re offering you a choice topic – how to accelerate a big ask. We know, we know. This goes against all the rules! You have heard forever that if you rush a donor into a big ask, you are risking everything. You can damage…

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

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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 Gifts #3) Moving Through Donor Discovery Swiftly and Accurately

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

Landing Transformational Gifts in the Current Environment

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…
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