Tee ‘em Up
As fundraising team members, we must involve our leaders – whether it be a President, Executive Director, or CEO – in fundraising activities creatively and strategically. We also have…
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Major Gifts
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Major gifts is a type of fundraising that focuses on asking individuals for large donations. Not for the faint of heart.
Major Gift Officer: Best Job in Development?
I was at a career crossroads, reflecting on Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” “Two roads diverged in a wood – and I….” How would I finish that line,…
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The Holy Grail of Fundraising – Major Gifts
For many organizations, creating a major gifts program is kind of like searching for the Holy Grail. They know they should be doing major gifts, know that it’s really important,…
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How do I build a major gifts program from scratch?
Are you trying to build a major gifts program for your ministry? The task might seem so big that you just don’t know where to start. Even the name, “Major…
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Should a board of directors do fundraising?
Should your board of directors be doing fundraising? If you are a non-profit ministry with 501 (c) 3 status, you have a board of directors. What role, if any, should…
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What is prospect research?
When you are trying to raise a large amount of money, either through a capital campaign or major gifts program, knowing “who to ask” might be the most important information…
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How do I find new major gift donors?
No matter where you are in setting up a major gifts program – just starting out, getting things rolling, or a complete master – you constantly need to be on…
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Are you using the right fundraising tools?
What kind of tool is THAT? Look at that picture. Do you know what that is? I didn’t either until about a week ago. When I decided that I was…
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Climbing Mount Donor – From the Top Down
Dear Sister Veronica, Looking at this giant number… $8,000,000… is kind of like staring at Mount Fuji before you start to climb. A little bit intimidating. Perhaps downright terrifying. That’s…
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There’s Gold in That Thar Database
Dear Sr. Veronica, Yes, I ate so much turkey that I just about sprouted feathers. It was fantastic. I think my favorite part of Thanksgiving is leftover turkey sandwiches. Stack…
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