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Top 10 Tips to Catapult Your 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

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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

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?

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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

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

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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!

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Can you really raise big money via social media? Social media for fundraising? Let's take a look! 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…

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

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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 all…

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

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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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