Major Giving Recognition
Welcome to the final episode in my 8-part series on major gift development. We have…
We Got the Gift – Now What? Tips Toward Great Donor Stewardship
Welcome to Week 7 in my 9-part series on major gift development. Over the past…
Responding to Objections and Closing the Gift
Thank you for joining my series on major gift development. Over the past several weeks…
Making the Ask: Major Gift Solicitation Meeting
Thanks for joining my series on major gift development. Over the past several weeks…
Readiness Planning: Preparing for the Major Gift Solicitation Meeting
Thanks for joining my series on major gift development. In previous episodes, I covered the…
The Art and Science of Major Gifts Cultivation
Thanks for tuning in to the third post in my series on major gift development. We started by defining the concept of a major gift and then moved on to the identification and qualification of major gift prospects. Now we are ready to tackle cultivation. Remember, cultivation is the process…
Where Are the Donors? Identifying and Qualifying Major Gift Prospects
Last week I began a series on major gift development. We started by defining the concept of a major gift and came up with a few guidelines: A major gift is generally set at a level that is equal to or greater than gifts made by the top 5% –…
Major Gift Development: What’s All The Fuss?
The last 13 weeks have been devoted to a series on capital campaign development, but whether you tuned in to that conversation or not, you are likely to have been exposed to the concept of major gift development. I will soon begin a series on the development of an annual…