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

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 GambleThese 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…

We Can Never Understand

Inspiration

Today, Kathryn Gamble and I wanted to step back from our regular fundraising message, and share our thoughts about racial injustice and white philanthropy.https://vimeo.com/426214343/4d66d953cfThere's much lip service to racial…

Building Donor Relationships in a Virtual World

Major Gift Fundraising

Building virtual donor relationships is quite a challenge for many of us.For example, people are already suffering from Zoom Fatigue. Are you?What's worse - we also hear that some exhausted donors are backing off from video visits.We…

How and When to Hold a Virtual Gala This Summer with Sherry Truhlar

Events

Note: This article was written in spring 2020.Are you planning a virtual gala or fundraising event this year?If so, there are many decisions to make: when, how, where, what format, what technology, etc?Sherry Truhlar of Red Apple Auctions…

Save Your Fundraising Team’s Jobs: Have a Numbers-Based Fundraising Plan!

Fundraising Plan

Many nonprofits are laying off fundraising staffers these days in order to save money. Are your team's jobs in jeopardy?Here's how to save your fundraising budget - and jobs - from the chopping block.Here's a post from our fundraising…

How to Ride the Wave of Generosity with #GivingTuesday

Annual Giving

A wonderful day for fundraising is coming up - GivingTuesday! We think GivingTuesday is a wonderful initiative.There are plenty of major gift pundits out there who think Giving Days are a distraction and a dead end, but we take issue.From…

Three Things Your CFO Needs to Know About Fundraising

Culture of Philanthropy

1 Fundraising is predictable.2. Fundraising is built on relationships with people who are donors. 3. Donors are not ATMs. Right now, our fundraising community is feeling tremendous pressure and getting many conflicting messages. Where…

Major Gifts: How to Succeed in the Current Crisis

Major Gift Fundraising

In the middle of this unprecedented crisis, we are receiving all sorts of questions about fundraising. We are pleased to share this post by Senior Consultant Dr. Kathryn GambleAnd one question is on everyone's minds these days - especially…

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