Want to find major gift donors? Follow the money.
When I work with gift officers to find the donors who will be most responsive…
MajorGiftSolutionsJune 13, 2022
Want to land a major gift? Start by finding good major gift prospects.
Peter Wylie in Data Mining for Fundraisers (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education,…
MajorGiftSolutionsJune 6, 2022
A Case Study: Blessed Mother Teresa
Blessed Mother Teresa dedicated her life to touching the untouchables. She served the poorest of…
MajorGiftSolutionsMay 31, 2022
Book Review: Josh Birkholz, Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy (AFP, 2008)
About twelve years ago, Josh Birkholz wrote an important work, entitled Fundraising Analytics: Using Data…
MajorGiftSolutionsMay 23, 2022
The Importance of the Face
*Warning: Deep Content* If you happened to attend a liberal arts college as an undergraduate,…
MajorGiftSolutionsMay 17, 2022
Enhancing Diversity in the Nonprofit Sector
We in the fundraising world must be careful not to participate in the same problematic…
MajorGiftSolutionsMay 16, 2022
The Importance of Individual Outreach
I’ve always been surprised at how hard fundraisers will work to avoid making actual contact…
MajorGiftSolutionsMay 9, 2022
Three Tips for Making Successful Phone Calls
If you want to be a successful fundraiser, you’ve got to get on the phone.…
MajorGiftSolutionsApril 25, 2022
Be Ambitious.
The best major gift fundraisers are people who can balance authenticity with ambition. Be authentic.…
MajorGiftSolutionsMarch 22, 2022
Virtues of a Small Nonprofit Fundraiser
In this multi-post blog series, we will outline basic ways you can build a successful…
MajorGiftSolutionsJuly 23, 2021
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