Turning Planned Giving into Strategic Giving
7 Keys of Major Gifts – Key #5: Turning Planned Giving into Strategic Giving With trillions of dollars transferring from one generation to another in the next few decades, planned gift options are an essential part of an ideal comprehensive major gift program. If you...
Make Sure You Have the Facts!
7 Keys to a Successful Major Gift Program – Key #2: Make Sure You Have the Facts! In this seven-part series, we’re talking about what makes for the ideal major gift program. So far, we’ve established that it’s important to have the proper context for major gift...
Ticket Buyer, Member, or Donor: Who’s More Valuable?
You’re an arts organization, a theater, an opera, a public media outlet. And there’s a push to get ticket buyers, members, and subscribers. The seats and slots need to be filled. There are spaces to be filled and budget expectations to be met. Looking at it from the...
Donor Stops Giving? Ask for an Exit Interview
It’s done all the time in business. And wise people will always ask “why” if something has gone wrong in a relationship. That’s why I was intrigued with Isa Catto’s article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy from last August, putting forth the idea that when a donor...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
