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…
Category: Major Gifts
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,…
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…
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.
