Revolutionize Fundraising: Let’s Stop Making it Uncomfortable

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If something about fundraising makes you uncomfortable, it isn't because there's something wrong with you but because there's something wrong…

4 Ways Your Assumptions about Major Donors Are Hurting Your Fundraising

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You know that feeling when you’re talking to someone, and you realize they’ve already made up their mind about you?…

It’s About Lots of Meaningful Interactions, Not Major Moves

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The most important goals in managing prospects or donors in our portfolios are: Establishing a rapport with donors Maintaining contact…

Why Major Donors Give – How to Tap into Their Motives and Inspire Transformational Gifts

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So many nonprofits seeking major gifts keep doing what they’ve been told by the so-called experts, consultants, and traditionalists. Ask,…

How to generate referrals for major gifts

2 months ago

A well-placed referral can be the bridge to new partnerships, financial support, and resources. It can elevate your nonprofit from…

The Two Most Important Words in Philanthropic Facilitation: “Because You”

2 months ago

The two most important words in philanthropic facilitation are, "Because you". As in: "Because you have such a vested interest…

3 Ways Major Gift Fundraisers Can Talk About Legacy Giving Without Reminding Donors About Death

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Planned gifts often constitute some of the biggest gifts charities ever receive. But winning them requires you to make the…

The Tragedy of Transactional Fundraising

2 months ago

Practitioners of transactional fundraising and the cultures who default to it will never know, see, foster, or benefit from the…

The Secret to Raise Money More Cost-Effectively: Stop Fundraising

2 months ago

The longer I work with nonprofits, the more convinced I become that one of my core beliefs is true: If…

Philanthropic Partnership Building Begins With Setting the Right Tone

2 months ago

Gone are the days - or so they should be: Of imagining in splendid isolation what donors should do for…