Nothing says love more than Valentine’s Day. So why not take some extra time this month to tell your donors how you feel about them? Shoot a few arrows of gratitude from your quiver of thankfulness! 5 Ways to Show Donors You Care You’ll want to avoid cliché things like sending flowers and chocolates, but there are other great ways which … [Read more...]
Cracking the Donor Code: 4 Factors that Guide Donor Actions
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
How to Solve Your Donor Retention Problem: Interview with Claire Axelrad
Claire Axelrad is fundraising coach, blogger and creator of Clairification -- her own mini online fundraising school. In this interview, Claire explains how you can increase donor retention at your nonprofit. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational webinars, … [Read more...]
Your Future Major Gifts Depend on Top-Notch Stewardship
Welcome back to the major gifts challenge. If you’re unfamiliar with the Challenge, check out the introductory video here. Fundraising is a cycle. It doesn’t stop after one gift. Each step is important. Stewardship is the fourth and final stage of the fundraising cycle. It’s the super-important follow up work after a gift is made. We … [Read more...]
Bright Spots and Relationship Building: Interview with Kim Klein
In this interview with Kim Klein, an internationally known nonprofit trainer, speaker and author, we discuss how to build the best relationships with donors and learn from nonprofit Bright Spots. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational webinars, assessments and … [Read more...]
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