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FREE WEBINAR: July 14th at 2 PM Eastern HOW TO SOLICIT MAJOR GIFTS OF ASSETS… VIRTUALLY (Using Video-Telephone Apps) It seems like everything has… Read More
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Jun
15
2020
Apr
24
2020
WEBINAR: Dr. Russell James
THE WAY FORWARD WEBINAR SERIES Science-based recommendations for dealing with the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis The doctor is in! Join us as Dr. Russell… Read More
Mar
26
2020
FACING FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS
FACING FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS A Fireside Chat with MarketSmart’s CEOs VIDEO, SLIDES & WHITE PAPER NOW AVAILABLE Your donors need you… Read More
Feb
20
2020
2020 Major Gift Benchmark Study Key Findings Webinar
VIEW THE RECORDING AND DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES: Key Findings from the 2020 Major Gift Benchmark Study Ryan and Jeff share insights and highlights from the… Read More
Feb
04
2020
WEBINAR: How to Qualify Major and Legacy Gift Prospects with Predictive Analytics and Donor Surveys
How to Qualify Major and Legacy Gift Prospects with Predictive Analytics and Donor Surveys Why are predictive analytics and donor surveys so popular in major… Read More
Jan
24
2020
How to Project Your Planned Gift Potential for Disease Research Organizations
How to Project Your Planned Gift Potential How are disease research organizations projecting planned gift potential? What is the best way to present planned gift… Read More
Jan
24
2020
How to Project Your Planned Gift Potential for Higher Education
How to Project Your Planned Gift Potential How are higher eds projecting planned gift potential? What is the best way to present planned gift potential… Read More
Nov
22
2019
What You Need to Know about Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) in 2020
What You Need to Know about Donor-Advised Funds in 2020 What is a DAF and how do they work? Why are DAFs growing so fast?… Read More
Oct
22
2019
How to market qualified charitable distributions (QCDs)
How to market QCDs How do QCDs work? When do donors have to make a decision? How are other organizations are doing it. Learn that… Read More
Sep
27
2019
51% of Fundraisers Plan to Leave Their Jobs by 2021. Here’s What You Need to Know.
51% of Fundraisers Plan to Leave Their Jobs by 2021 What key findings did the study uncover? What is the true cost of fundraiser turnover?… Read More
Aug
06
2019
Will-Writing Tools as a Component of an Integrated Legacy Marketing Program
Everything You Need to Know about Online Will-writing Platforms Where do will-writing tools fit in your strategic plan? How do you measure planned giving success?… Read More
Apr
16
2019
Fundraising Climate Change And What You Can Do About It
Fundraising Climate Change and What You Can Do About It How to survive and thrive during the most turbulent yet transformative era ever to face… Read More
Aug
21
2018
How to Use Donor Surveys to Raise More Money
Learn how to use surveys to raise more money! Dr. Russell James is back and ready to share the knowledge you need to advance your… Read More
Aug
21
2018
How to Think About Major Gifts, So You’ll Get More of Them
ARE YOU SEEKING NEW IDEAS TO TAKE YOUR MAJOR GIFTS PROGRAM TO NEW HEIGHTS? In this presentation, fundraising guru, Jeff Schreifels, covers how to think… Read More
Aug
15
2018
How Colleges and Universities Are Using Donor Surveys to Raise More Major Gifts and Planned Gifts
In this presentation, MarketSmart CEO and Founder, Greg Warner, covers everything you need to know about how and why colleges and universities are using donor… Read More
Aug
13
2018
How to Ask for Major Gifts…with the Donor’s Permission
In this presentation, the Founder & President of MajorDonors.com, Diane Remin, will cover everything you need to know about how to ask for major gifts… Read More
Aug
11
2018
Inside the Mind of Your Major Donor: The Science Behind Major Giving and Philanthropy
Find out what’s happening in the minds of your major donors Major donors need to feel involved and invested. They need outstanding communication. They like… Read More
Aug
09
2018
How to Achieve Planned Giving Success Online: Real World Examples That Will Get You Excited About Your Program’s Potential
In this presentation, SmartGiving President, Phyllis Freedman, covers everything you need to know about how you can attain success online. She uses real-world examples and… Read More
Aug
08
2018
How to Generate More Planned Gifts with Less Money and Reduced Resources: An Introduction to Engagement Fundraising Principles and Tactics That Really Work
Wondering how you can do more with less while still capturing your share of the massive transfer of wealth everyone keeps talking about? Don’t worry…. Read More
Aug
05
2018
Unlocking Mega Gifts – How Faith Based Organizations Surface 6 and 7 figure current gifts from assets not cash
In this presentation, Greg Ring covers everything you need to know about how faith-based organizations are surfacing and closing transformational gifts from donors who the… Read More
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Feeling like your job is getting harder because donor expectations have changed and competition for the charitable dollar is growing?
Finding that the old orthodoxies and conventions espoused by so-called experts in online echo-chambers and at conferences don’t work anymore?
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Engagement Fundraising was developed from the perspective of a donor who discovered firsthand that the impersonal, spray-and-pray approaches of his beloved charity were not only offensive but also wasteful and ineffective. So he took action. And now, you can too.
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