Up close and personal -- that’s the nature of finding major gift donors. That may feel uncomfortable to you and your potential donor. That explains why donors can seem mysterious and elusive. You can break through the mystery by understanding some fairly universal principles that guide their actions. To accomplish your major gift goals, you … [Read more...]
How to Prime Your Donors for the Ask with the Jedi Mind Trick
Let me be honest. Its no secret -- asking for a major gift is ... scary. It’s one of the biggest challenges fundraisers face. It’s a personal question which enters what is considered a taboo area of conversation -- someone else’s money. Even after years of experience, every donor conversation is personal and therefore different. There’s … [Read more...]
Storytelling 101 for Fundraisers: Interview with Lori Jacobwith
Lori Jacobwith is a master storyteller and fundraiser, and the founder of Ignited Fundraising. In this interview, Lori shares her storytelling techniques and explains how they can help you raise more money. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational webinars, assessments … [Read more...]
Winners of the Mastering Major Gifts Scholarship (Jan 2018)
Mastering Major Gifts is currently open for enrollment! First Things First... Are you ready take your fundraising success to the next level? Here’s what I’m going to share today: The two winners of the Mastering Major Gifts scholarship giveaway Why I decided to launch Mastering Major Gifts in the first place What Mastering Major Gifts … [Read more...]
Win a FREE Scholarship to Mastering Major Gifts (January 2018)
Imagine your major gift effort taking off and soaring to new heights! It’s a dream that could come true for you. You can become an expert. You can master Major Gifts. True, there’s not a lot of help available, but I want you to soar. That’s why I developed Mastering Major Gifts What is Mastering Major Gifts? Mastering Major Gifts is … [Read more...]
Major Gifts, Starfish and Second Chances: Small Changes Can Make Big Waves
New Year’s Resolutions ... you’ve probably made a few. They state your intention to do better at something in the New Year. The truth is that resolutions are easier to make than to keep. Making and maintaining change is difficult. We break more resolutions than we keep. The ones kept, though, bring positive change to us and those around … [Read more...]
Is Your Nonprofit Board Wired? Interview with John Dawe
John Dawe specializes in technology integration, project management, fundraising, communications, marketing, and strategic planning at Dawe Consulting. In this interview, John explains the importance of having a wired board. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational … [Read more...]
Two Shocking Takeaways from the Major Gifts Challenge
I hope you’ve jumped in, the water is fine! I hope you’ve taken the plunge. I hope you’ve committed to the Major Gifts Challenge. Over two dozen videos in this series walk you through the steps of raising major gifts, challenging you to jump in and start raising major gifts for your organization. The videos cover the process from start to … [Read more...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Board Retreats, a Staple of Successful Major Gift Programs
Welcome back to the Major Gifts Challenge. We’re nearing the end of the Challenge, but we’re not quite there yet! If you’re new to it, check out the intro video here. The Major Gifts Challenge has taught you, over and over, how important board engagement is to your program. It’s likely you won’t have a successful major gifts program … [Read more...]
Yes, You Do Have Time to Raise Major Gifts – Here’s How to Find It
Welcome back to the Major Gift Challenge. If you’re new to this video series, you can watch the introductory video here. Time flies. That’s an adage that’s probably as old as time itself. It’s little wonder then that one of the biggest challenges you’re likely to face when raising major gifts is a lack of time. “I simply don’t have … [Read more...]
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