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Posted on July 1, 2018

New (Fiscal) Year’s Resolutions for Development Pros

Happy new (fiscal) year. For a majority of nonprofits, July 1, marks the start of a new fiscal year. And even if your organization’s fiscal starts on October 1, January…

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Posted on June 23, 2018June 25, 2018

The Simple Art of Thank You

If somebody comes to your house on your birthday and gives you a gift, what do you say? Do you say “thank you” or do you ignore the person and…

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Posted on May 27, 2018

Summer Reading List for Nonprofit Pros

As the pages of the calendar turn to June, our thoughts turn to fiscal year-end (for many nonprofits) and summer vacations. In addition to the latest from Steel, Grishman, or…

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Posted on December 28, 2017

Resolutions for Fundraisers: 2018 Edition

I love the year-end holidays. Yes, it’s a time of madness, both personally and professionally. But it’s all worth it for what comes next: the new year. Like a gajillion…

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Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017

The Secret Sauce of Major Gifts Success

Much has been written about successful major gift fundraising. Screening and research, gift pyramids and moves management, cultivation and donor relations…these are all important topics. There are articles, website, books,…

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Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017

Fundraising: Donor Relations vs. Stewardship

After decades in fundraising, I get really excited when someone or something stops me in my tracks and makes me go, “hmmm.” It happened recently. It was something somewhat radical…

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Posted on February 28, 2016June 4, 2016

Nancy Says: Why Is It So Hard to Find a Good Major Gifts Officer?

Yes, it is. Yes, it’s going to be hard to do a search. Hiring a major gift officer is like finding the winning thoroughbred in a corral of horses.

You have to kiss a lot of horses to get there. No way around it. It’s hard work.

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