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7 Tips to Create a Wildly Successful Donor Cultivation Event

Why do we hold major donor cultivation events? These types of gatherings happen everywhere, and they happen often in the fundraising world. We find that a lot of major gift fundraising happens in these types of quasi-social donor events. Here's…

Create a “Friendmaking” Committee of Board Members

Annual Giving, Friendmaking

Do you want to get your board members actively making friends for your organization? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could form a "Friendmaking Committee" of board members who'd be out there opening doors and hosting small friendmaking events?…

What Does a Capital Campaign Consultant Actually Do?

Capital Campaign Consultants: What Do They Do?

Capital Campaign, Fundraising Strategy

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, capital campaign consultants play a crucial role helping organizations plan, execute, and manage high-dollar capital campaigns. As we all know, capital campaigns are major fundraising efforts…

Capital Campaign Success: The #1 Ingredient You Need

Capital Campaign, Fundraising Strategy

Capital campaign success - this is what we all dream of! As capital campaign consultants, we want our clients to get organized quickly, galvanize their major donors, and secure transformational gifts to fuel their missions. But there…

Seven Misconceptions About Fundraising Holding Your Organization Back

7 Fundraising Misconceptions Holding Your Organization Back

Culture of Philanthropy, Inspiration

As we all know, fundraising can be a wildly misunderstood activity. Many nonprofit CEOs and board members bring their own personal misconceptions about fundraising when they walk in the door of a nonprofit. Some think fundraising is awkward…

How and When to Announce Your Capital Campaign

How & When to Announce a Capital Campaign

Fundraising Strategy

Often board members will challenge us about the timing of a capital campaign announcement. The perennial question is: "When is the right time to announce our campaign to the public?" Sometimes organizational leaders will push…

Storytelling Tours Are Great Donor Cultivation Tools

Board Members & Fundraising, Capital Campaign, Donor Cultivation, Major Gift Fundraising

One of our favorite donor cultivation tools is a carefully-designed storytelling tour. But we are not talking about just any tour - this is a special, scripted, step-by-step tour. A Storytelling Tour can help you spread the word in your community…

Our $5 Millon Capital Campaign Ask that BOMBED

A $5 Million Capital Campaign Ask that BOMBED

Capital Campaign, Major Gift Fundraising

I wish you could have been there. . . . It was a hot summer day in Virginia. We were seated in a small conference room with one of Virginia's top business kingpins. There the successful businessman sat -- so smart and so together…

How to Host a Porch Party, a Fun Donor Cultivation Event: Our Full Resource Guide!

Capital Campaign, Donor Cultivation, Events, Friendmaking, Porch Party

This is our complete guide to a successful Porch Party, a donor cultivation event. Small socials can help build community support and engage new donors.

Friendmaking Porch Party: Five Reasons to Have One This Summer

Fundraising Strategy, Porch Party

Have you ever considered the power of a Porch Party? This summer, you can lighten things up while you make new friends for your cause. Here are five reasons you and your team might want to hold a friendmaking event this summer: https://youtu.be/hVzwlC1YYVY Remember,…

The Role of Board Members at a Porch Party

The Important Role of Board Members at a Porch Party Friendmaking Event

Fundraising Strategy, Porch Party

Board members can play important roles at donor engagement social events like Porch Parties. We think that these no-ask Porch Party Friendmaking Events are a wonderful way for board members to help expand your organization’s reputation…

When Should You Do a “Hard” Ask vs. a “Soft” Ask

Fundraising Strategy

Asking is challenging, no matter how or when you ask. It's the moment of truth in fundraising. Today, we're sharing a quick video outlining our recommendations on asking at donor cultivation events. If you are friendmaking, and trying to…

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