WHAT DRIVES MAJOR GIFTS? The answer: ideas.
So often development work is reduced to this notion of ego. What the donor wants. The recognition the donor wants. The entertainment the donor wants. And probably this is not entirely wrong. But these are not things upon which one can build an entire major gift development effort. So [...]
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Major gifts and the BIG idea
August 15, 2009 – 12:07 pm
Are you ready?
June 17, 2009 – 9:29 pm
WE BELIEVE MOST NON PROFITS have what it takes to attract Major Gifts to their organization. Is yours ready? As Executive Director here are some questions you might consider going ahead:
Do you have a core group of individuals who have been making gifts to your non profit for five or more years? Do some give [...]
What does a “Case Statement” accomplish?
June 9, 2009 – 9:54 pm
A fund raising case statement brings together in a single document all of the information one needs when making contact with prospective donors. MajorGiftsMT Senior Consultant Patrick Sheehy writes somewhat breezily about what needs to be in a case statement.