How to speak your donor’s language and get major gifts
So sometimes I am lucky enough to meet one of my e-newsletter subscribers, in person! Last year, I got a chance to meet Lisa Kelly Zuba. Lisa Kelly Zuba is a Major Gifts fundraiser and owner of BiZZantik, a nonprofit consulting firm. I relished every moment of our meeting, and realized that she brought some […]
You’re not doing major gifts? You’re not alone.
Are you wondering how to start or grow your major gifts program? For most of us, we are wondering how to grow our major gifts with few resources. Because, let’s face it, major gifts are mostly being snapped up by the universities and healthcare. According to the California Community Foundation, “The nonprofit/charitable sector sits in the […]
The 4 Best Places to Find New Major Donors for Your Non-Profit
Guest Post by Joe Garecht Nearly every non-profit I have ever worked with has the same item on the top of its fundraising wish-list: find new major donors to give to our organization. Yet almost all of those non-profits have trouble finding mega-donors. They dream of getting big checks from international philanthropists, but miss the […]
Book Review: It’s not just about the money
Recently I started reading Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifel’s new book about major gifts. It’s called “It’s Not Just About the Money.” You may have heard of their company, the Veritus Group. What are major gifts? Just the most successful way to fundraise, like ever. NBD. Do you have a major gifts program? If so, […]
Kittens and thank you notes!
MT: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today we are going to be learning about how small shops can really ramp up their major gifts. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Heather Svoboda, which is Czech for freedom. And she works at the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, […]
Fundraising Career Conference Rocked Hardcore
Whew! It’s over! Wow! What an intense three days! We learned from Vanessa Chase, Tom Ahern, Claire Axelrad, Linda Lysakowski, Kishshana Palmer, Phil Gerard, Sheena Greer, Joanne Oppelt, Brenda Riehl, Pearl Waldorf, Mari Watanabe and Rebecca Davis. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sure to share some tidbits from their sessions with you. If you’d […]