Now You Can Learn The Secret to Major Gifts Fundraising: Much Ado About Language
Guest Post by Lisa Kelly Zuba!
You’ve heard it before: major gift fundraising is an art, not a science. But, how can you create the art that brings in larger gifts to your organization? It’s not in paintbrush, but it’s all about the language that you and your donor speak.
Reader Questions: How can I get funding for a think tank?
I recently got an email from a reader asking me how I would fundraise for a think tank in a country that does not have the best history of democracy or political discourse. This is my response. —————————————————————– Thanks for writing! As far as I know, usually American think tanks are funded by a few […]
Reader Questions: How can you get unrestricted funding?
Dear Mazarine,
Raising and managing millions annually through grants, but most of it is restricted to specific projects and we do want to increase our unrestricted/general operating funds (doesn’t everyone?) What would you suggest?”
Forget about your board
If you’re fundraising for a small nonprofit, you have probably tried, over and over and over again, begging, cajoling, pleading with your board to fundraise. It’s probably causing you no small amount of frustration that they won’t do it.
Making your Major Gifts Call
This is part three in a series of ten on how to make major gift asks. To read part one, Starting your Major Gifts Program, go here. To read part two, Who is a major donor, go here. After you’ve researched your prospect, through combing your database, or through looking at annual reports of other, […]
Who is a major donor?
This is part two in a series of ten on major gifts for your nonprofit. To read part one, go here! What are major gifts? Gifts that make a significant difference for your organization. Why pursue leadership or major gifts? Because this is the way you can get money in the shortest amount of time […]