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3 Key Major Gifts Fundraising Strategies for 2023

No matter what the economy is doing, many donors still give big gifts. Major gifts. Transformational gifts, even. It's always possible for you to bring in serious money from your major gifts program. Major gifts fundraising strategies are changing! We're…

3 Quick Ways to Delight Your Donors for the Holidays

The holidays are a lovely time to send gifts and greetings to your donors. And I have a gift for YOU, my reader, this year! Here's my super Eggnog Recipe! right here! You’re probably planning to send holiday cards and/or gifts…

Your Major Gift Donors Can Take You Well Over Your Year-End Goal

Major Gift Fundraising, Year-End Fundraising Campaign

Are you worried about meeting your year-end fundraising goal? Well, that's ok. I think a little worry is a good thing. It sure is motivating! Let's use our extra energy at this time of year to focus, focus, focus on the most productive…

Top 10 Tips to Catapult Your Major Gift Fundraising

Major Gift Fundraising

Here's a special list of my FAVORITE ideas, tips and strategies that I've developed over 30 years in fundraising. It's some of my best wisdom. Some of these ideas are short-cuts. Some are out-of-the-box. And some are my magic keys to million…

How to Recruit a VIP Volunteer Who Will Close Major Gifts and Make Their Own Gift Too

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

VIP Volunteers are essential ingredients to many major gifts efforts and capital campaigns. We need these individuals for their networks and connections - and access to large donors that we can’t reach. But they are difficult to enlist! Here…

How Introverts Can Be Very Successful Fundraisers

Asking for Donations

Here's the cliche - it takes a gregarious, extroverted person to enrapture donors and secure large gifts. But this is clearly NOT always correct! Introverts actually bring special skills that can be fabulous for major gift fundraising success. Our…

What Keeps 1200 Fundraisers Up at Night?

Fundraising Strategy, Inspiration, Nonprofit Leadership

My recent Opinion Survey of Nonprofit Leaders came back with some rather shocking – or concerning – results. People who work in our nonprofit sector clearly have too much on their plates. I know – you are probably saying – “I’ve…

5 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money VIDEO

Board Members & Fundraising

There are many ways board members can help in fundraising. Today I am exploring five easy ways that trustees can help impact the bottom line. We have to remember that most board members are naturally hesitant about fundraising. After…

An Interview With Jerry Panas: The Master of Face-to-Face Fundraising

Asking for Donations, Fundraising Strategy

One Saturday in June I managed to snag master fundraiser Jerry Panas on the phone for an exclusive hour-long private interview, just for the INSIDERS - about successful face-to-face asks. I'm making this available today to everyone so they can…

Crowdfunding as a Serious Fundraising Strategy? Yes!

Asking for Donations, Major Gift Fundraising

Can you really raise big money via social media? I used to roll my eyes when people talked about social media channels as fundraising tools. But I think I've seen the light! CROWDFUNDING has my serious attention now, and I think it…

Time to Change the Way You Communicate With Donors: From Multichannel to Omnichannel Communications

Donor-Centered Fundraising, Marketing & Communications

We all know that fundraising is changing. And the way we talk with with our donors is changing like wildfire. So many new communications tools are out there -- offering more possibilities than I can hardly imagine. How do you bring…

How to Create a Donor-Centered Appeal Letter by Writing With Love

Annual Giving, Donor-Centered Fundraising, Marketing & Communications

Today we have a guest post from our next world-class webinar presenter — writer extraordinaire Jen Love of the communications firm Agents of Good in Ontario, Canada. Jen and her partner, John Lepp, have created some world-famous direct…

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