Creating a positive donor experience is a top priority in today’s competitive marketplace! Whether you’re a Zappos or a Non-Profit, people expect and demand more. Donors who have the best experience will donate again and are more likely to share their experience. If you let them down, they are gone! Here’s what you can learn […]
A Guide to Major Gifts Expertise
Mysteries of Great Major Gift Fundraising Revealed
If you’re a Major Gift Officer there’s one thing you know for sure! RELATIONSHIPS RULE! Today we review top tips from the experts about building fabulous major gift relationships, how to do it and why their process works!
Are You Comfortable With The Legacy Conversation?
Year-End means ‘meaningful’ gratitude conversations with your very best donors! This could be a perfect opportunity to get a good sense of your donors level of commitment and future support! Do you have the right question to segue into Legacy Giving? Watch now!
FUNDRAISERS GIVING, CARING, and SHARING DECEMBER TO DO LIST
Have you ever wondered what the best Major Gifts non-profit departments are going to be doing this December to make sure year-end results are spectacular? Veritus Group shares what their top clients put at the top of their December To Do’s so listen up!
Landing the Big Major Gift Now
Major Gift Success Tips In Time For Year-End Success Major Gifts Success With only 90 days left in the year, do we still have time for major gifts? Of course! But you need to start now. Your annual giving program is the primary source of major gift prospects. Five to twenty percent of all donors […]
SUCCESSFUL 7 STEP MAJOR GIFT PROCESS
Borrow these seven steps for Major Gift Success Major gift fundraising isn’t rocket science! That is what major gift fundraising experts Jeff Schreifels and Richard Perry from the Veritus Group tell us in their blog. They do acknowledge that it is very hard work and it does require a process. Fortunately for us, Jeff and […]
Magic ‘Moves Management” Steps for Major Gift Success
Moves Management Skills Perfecting moves management is essential to securing major gifts. David Dunlap is a moves management pioneer. He says the moves concept focuses major gift fundraising on changing people’s attitudes so they want to give. What are moves? A cultivation opportunity. Any great way to get to know your prospect better and let […]
STEPS AND STAIRWAY TO MAJOR GIFT SUCCESS
You still have time in 2017 to make your major gifts super successful with these 13 steps from the book, Rainmaking: The Fundraisers Guide to Landing Big Gifts. Roy Jones and Andrew Olsen give us great ways to engage and connect with our major gift donors right now. 13 Tips for Major Gift Commitment It […]
MONTHLY GIVING TECHNIQUES THAT ARE WORKING IN 2017
Develop a great monthly giving program A monthly giving program can really help your organization. We know that on average 40% of giving from individuals occurs in December. Wouldn’t it be great to spread some of those gifts out over the whole year? Transitioning some of your donors to monthly gifts is the perfect way […]
RETAIN, RENEW & UPGRADE DONORS TIPS
As you close in on the half-year fundraising mark, how are you doing with your fundraising goals? Specifically, How’s Your 2017 Renewal Rate Looking? Review your Data Now! Make the Extra Effort to be Better Than Ever! More Information Below: Giving Levels: https://wiredimpact.com/blog/giving-levels-drive-donations/ Moves Management: http://www.salesforce.org/enabling-moves-management-process-npsp/ […]
Cultivating Major Donor Trust
CULTIVATING MAJOR DONOR TRUST “Building Donor Trust has never been more important to non-profits than it is today! […]
How to Make the Major Gift ASK
How do you make your donor “Asks”? Does it unnerve you or are you ready to go with enthusiasm, energy, and confidence? I just finished reading ASKING by Jerold Panas and loved it and share some of his Asking advice with you in this video. Have great questions for 25% of Ask appointment and 75% […]