The Pre-Ask Meeting: Who, What, When, Where and Why?
The most important activity on every cultivation plan for soliciting major gifts from prospective donors is a personal meeting or visit. You will want to meet with all major gifts […]
Category Archives: Fundraising
Are Your Marketing and Fundraising Goals Easy to Reach… Or A Stretch?
So many of you have asked me how to shape goals that work that I want to share my recommendation beyond a personal email. Defining the right goals is worth […]
Follow-up to Major Gifts for Small Shops Webinar
During yesterday’s fundraising webinar, I received several questions I wasn’t able to answer live. See below for my follow-up: Question: Should each board member be a “major giver”? Some of […]
Building a Solid Fundraising Plan
The following is a cross-post by Stephen Pratt, Root Cause’s director of financial sustainability. You can read the original post here. While 2013 opened with some encouraging signs of a long-delayed economic […]
The Mysteries of Fundraising
The following is a post by Chuck McLean, GuideStar’s vice president of research. One Saturday during the 2012 giving season I found an unusual envelope in the mailbox. There was […]
5 Ways for NGOs to Drive Retention
The following is a guest post by Ashley Halligan, nonprofit analyst at Software Advice. Kicking off 2013 with a new presidency, new goals, and new challenges, nonprofit organizations are planning […]
5 Approaches to Keep Your Donors Engaged
The following is a cross-post from Farra Trompeter, Vice President of Big Duck. The original post can be found here. The art of donor retention and connection Getting donors to […]
Three Keys to Combating Nonprofit Fundraising Challenges: Part Two
The following is a guest post and second in a series by Sally Boucher, CFRE, Director of Research for WealthEngine and manager of WealthEngine Institute, a knowledge center that provides […]
Three Keys to Combating Nonprofit Fundraising Challenges: Part One
The following is a guest post by Sally Boucher, CFRE, Director of Research for WealthEngine and manager of WealthEngine Institute, a knowledge center that provides fundraising practitioners research, education, networking and […]
Be Rich and Famous: Take the Major Gifts Challenge
The following is a cross-post by Amy Eisenstein, author, speaker, trainer, and owner of Tri Point Fundraising, a full-service consulting firm. You can find the original post here. Do you […]
