As we head into the fall fundraising season, I thought it might be interesting to do a personal and professional assessment of where you are and where you'd like to go. There’s no reason to wait until January for New Year’s resolutions -- you can make changes right now. Personal and professional improvement should be ongoing. The good news … [Read more...]
You CAN Raise Major Gifts, and Here’s the Proof!
For more than 10 years, I’ve been consulting with small and mid-sized organizations on how to raise major gifts. There are plenty of reasons development professionals don’t raise major gifts. But today we’re going to focus on those who have been super-successful. You’ll hear their success stories in their own words. So if you haven’t … [Read more...]
The Changing Landscape of Fundraising: From Major Gifts to Capital Campaigns
If you’re one of my longtime readers, you know that for the past 10 years, I’ve been writing and talking about how to raise major gifts. From my free online Major Gift Fundraising Guide to the Major Gifts Challenge to my online course, Mastering Major Gifts, I’ve focused my career on helping you raise major gifts. So what comes … [Read more...]
3 Brilliant Ways to Stay on Track with Major Gift Fundraising
Earlier this week I spoke at BloomCon, Bloomerang’s annual conference. I focused much of my talk on how to stay on track with raising major gifts -- perhaps the most critical thing you must do. Staying on track with raising major gifts is hard. It’s not your fault that you have 100 deadlines coming at you, ten “top” priorities pulling you … [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...]
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...]
Donor Retention vs. New Donors: Donor Retention ALWAYS Wins
Welcome back to the Major Gift Challenge. If you’re unfamiliar with the Challenge, check out the introductory video here. Your organization has a bottom line. You don’t measure it as profit, but rather the good it generates. There’s a balance in fundraising known to impact that bottom line. It is the relationship of “donor retention” … [Read more...]
Future-proof Your Nonprofit with a Culture of Philanthropy: 3 Things You MUST Do
Welcome back to the Major Gift Challenge. If you’re unfamiliar with the Challenge, check out the introductory video here. Culture is the heart of an organization. If your organization’s culture doesn’t include philanthropy, it’s going to be a challenge to raise funds -- especially major gifts -- and address the needs of your cause. What … [Read more...]
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