My latest interview brought me to Kent Stroman, president of the Institute for Conversational Fundraising. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational webinars, assessments and downloadables. Interview Highlights Watch the full interview above or read the highlights … [Read more...]
How to Ask for What You Want: A Major Gift, A Raise, Etc.
I recently served on a panel for Women in Development in New York City called, “How to Ask for What You Want.” There was an insightful discussion among our panel, as well as with the audience members. 3 Key Points when Asking for What You Want Here are my key takeaways from the panel discussion. 1. Focus on adding value. What do I mean … [Read more...]
5 Critical Steps to Raise Major Gifts in Time for Year-End Fundraising
Are you concerned about year-end giving? If so, you're not alone. Regardless of your fiscal year, the calendar year plays a huge role in fundraising, especially in the USA. Most organizations receive between 25% and 50% of their total dollars raised for the year in November and December. Some organizations raise more than 10% of their … [Read more...]
Habits of Successful Fundraisers with Shanon Doolittle
In this week's video interview, I sit down with Shanon Doolittle, who helps fundraisers take better care of themselves and their donors. What sort of work habits do you have? In this video interview, Shanon discusses the importance of good work habits for successful fundraising. Interview Highlights (Transcript) Watch the full … [Read more...]
Wish You Had New Donors? Ask the Ones You Have Instead!
Whenever someone signs up to receive my emails, they're encouraged to share their biggest fundraising challenge. Here’s one such challenge recently shared with me that many organizations face: The biggest challenge we are facing at the moment is with landing larger donations ($1,000-$5,000+), both in terms of attracting new, higher level … [Read more...]
6 Real-World Questions and Answers about Raising Major Gifts
Before we dive into these real-world questions and answers about raising major gifts, I have something to say about the recent massacre in Orlando. A Message to my Readers One of the reasons I got into the nonprofit sector is because I care about people. I care about human rights and social justice. We have lived with mass shootings … [Read more...]
Join the #MajorGiftMovement and Revolutionize Your Nonprofit
If your organization is like most nonprofits, you have more paid staff that focus on grant writing and event planning than you do on raising major gifts. It’s time to turn that around. The #MajorGiftMovement marks a shift in fundraising where organizations reprioritize their resources and focus on raising major gifts -- the future of … [Read more...]
Recap: What’s Stopping You From Raising Major Gifts?
As a fundraiser, you know how important it is to raise major gifts. It's essential for your nonprofit, and if you do it well, it can give your career a major boost. Unfortunately, there are a number of factors which often get in the way. However, if you can overcome the obstacles preventing you from raising major gifts, you will most … [Read more...]
What’s Stopping You from Raising Major Gifts? Part 2: Bad Prospects
What’s Stopping You from Raising Major Gifts? Part 2 of 5: Bad Prospects In part 1 of this 5 part miniseries on overcoming every obstacle to raising major gifts, we crushed your self-doubt about raising major gifts. In this post, we'll address the notion that you have the bad prospects (i.e., the wrong prospective donors). One of the … [Read more...]
What’s Stopping You from Raising Major Gifts? Part 1: Self-Doubt
What’s Stopping You from Raising Major Gifts? Part 1 of 5: Self-Doubt Do you ever wish you could raise major gifts, but simply aren’t sure if you can? Maybe your organization doesn’t have the right: donors board members executive director infrastructure Or maybe it’s time you don’t have enough of. Or maybe, just maybe, … [Read more...]
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