Gift Related Topics 
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Setting goals for the donors in your portfolio is important, but there’s another level of planning that successful major gifts officers do that leads to a transformational gift. Here are 6 tips on how successful major gifts officers can cultivate a transformational gift.
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 30, 2023
If you’re planning a capital campaign, or perhaps in the midst of the long quiet phase slog, challenge gifts are the perfect way to reenergize your community of stakeholders and donors.
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NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I believe that, over the next 10 years, major gifts fundraising will grow rapidly and become more sophisticated and donor-centered. So, here are some things to think about if you are new to major gifts fundraising.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Major gifts fundraising is generally misunderstood. There is more to it than the art of asking. So, if you are facing ignorance in your nonprofit, here are some ways you can educate your fellow team members on the role.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
That’s why we’re starting a major gifts program.” This is how many leaders think the economy of a major gifts program works. These leaders need a dose of economic reality as it relates to major gifts. “We need more money. They decide to do it and — bam! — the money starts to flow in immediately.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 17, 2022
BNY Mellon Wealth Management released its 2022 Annual Charitable Gift Report, which found that charitable giving started to rebound in 2021 after declining in 2020, with the number and total dollar amount of gifts increasing 10%, and the average gift size also increasing (27%).
NonProfit PRO
JULY 25, 2022
I am often asked for a formula for adding major gift officers (MGOs) to an organization. And while there are many variables to consider, they boil down to these four points.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 18, 2022
One of the most critical tools in an annual giving director’s toolkit is a gift chart. Follow this four-step process to create your own gift chart. This chart should be based on accurate target ask amounts for each potential donor in your database.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 1, 2022
Many fundraisers have inquired about asking donors for gifts, and more specifically, how to get over the fear of it. Very simply, there is only one way to get over that fear.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 11, 2022
Recent donorCentrics Sustainer Benchmarking studies show that some 6% of monthly donors will make at least one extra gift a year when asked, so not asking is definitely leaving money on the table. Here's how to go about it.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 6, 2022
To improve retention, you simply must get that second gift from your donor as soon as possible. Can we finally bury that myth that you can’t ask too soon? Research proves it’s just a myth. Those organizations that do that are ahead of the curve.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A major gift caseload is not just a bunch of donors who meet a certain giving or capacity criteria. Current giving and capacity play into the selection of a caseload pool. From this pool, you should qualify the donors who want to connect.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Here is how to use gift histories to help forecast future fundraising goals. Determining where the funds will come from to deliver on the mission can feel a bit like a numerical game of Tetris, trying to make all the pieces fit together no matter how strange the final configuration.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 18, 2022
New Mastercard guidelines will change the rules for subscription payments, which include nonprofit recurring gifts, processed by the payment provider. These requirements need to be implemented by Sept.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 23, 2021
Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, inspired the largest gift ever made to public higher education: $550 million. It’s a gift with very few restrictions, made outright over the span of 10 years to the university, its medical school and athletics.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 16, 2021
What he said is that the investment in a major gifts officer (MGO) was not worth the result in revenue in the first two years of the MGOs tenure — and that those donors were better off just being communicated with by direct mail. Now, to be fair, he didn’t exactly say it that way.
Bloomerang
AUGUST 17, 2022
The concept of a “mega gift” was coined by the late Jerold Panas , a fundraising pioneer in our industry. In his iconic book Mega Gifts , he writes about the types of people who give mega gifts and what it takes to have relationships with these donors. Principal gifts vs. mega gifts. Who Gets the Gifts.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 29, 2022
And while stock gifting has been limited either by lack of awareness among potential donors or a painstaking process, the prize for nonprofits is enormous. “If As a result, pre-tax stock gifts are generally much larger than after-tax cash gifts. Non-profits don’t have to be experts in stock gifting,” Latham said. “We
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Now is the time to motivate those donors who want to optimize their tax deductions this year to consider a gift from their donor advised fund. But did you know that you can ask donors to consider recurring gifts from their donor advised fund? Donor advised funds are all the craze lately.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
As a major gifts officer, the primary question asked is, essentially, “How’s the money coming in?” The finance office needs to know because it can't pay the bills with air. The goal you made also set an expectation that a certain amount of money would come in. So, it is a fair question.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 25, 2022
While Scott’s efforts — and those of like-minded donors — are a welcome development, recipient organizations are left wondering what to do with these transformational gifts. In just three years, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $12 billion in unrestricted funding to hundreds of nonprofit organizations.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 14, 2021
In major gifts, there is nothing better than a good finance person to be your partner. If you have a good one, pour on the love. They need affirmation just like you do, and they do not get enough of it. If you have a bad one, try to win them over through education, information and appreciation.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 9, 2021
So, the major gift program suffers because you’re not feeding major gifts a healthy diet of qualified major donors. Donors get stuck at a mid-level point of giving because even though they are giving at higher levels, nonprofits are still cultivating them like a $20 donor.
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
As recurring gifts have no end date, so this is not like your typical major gift pledge where you get big amounts over a limited period. Recurring gifts are counted when received, so only actual payments are measured in the account system.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 3, 2021
Below is a perfect example from our colleague Diana Frazier on how she advised a major gift officer to use a news story to support a major gift ask. I am going to explain exactly how it happened so you can copy the idea for your situation.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 22, 2021
“The Surprising Gift of Doubt,” written by Marc Pitman of Concord Leadership Group, is a book that’s not just about nonprofit leadership. It can be applied to leaders in any situation, especially if you, as a leader, needs some re-grounding or refocus.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 25, 2021
Transformational gifts can take your organization to the next level. Pursuing transformational gifts from a select group of interested and capable donors is not only the best way to achieve your annual fundraising goals, but it can also catalyze further growth and provide a stable future for your organization.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The post Giving Tuesday: Matching Gifts appeared first on Bloomerang.
Bloomerang
JULY 7, 2022
Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it’s a good idea to give gifts to donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, I know public broadcasting offers donors gifts in exchange for their donations at various levels. Also, it’s a lot of work to get donated gifts, and expenses to buy them. What to do?
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The results speak for themselves. Giving Tuesday 2022 saw a 15% increase in dollars raised compared to 2021 with $3.1 billion in total.
Bloomerang
AUGUST 24, 2022
You just landed a ten million dollar mega gift for your organization. For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. That may seem obvious, however, there has been some conversations as to whether mega gifts are a good thing.
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
How valuable are Employer matching gifts? 84% of donors say they are more likely to donate if a match is offered.
Bloomerang
JANUARY 9, 2023
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Bloomerang
JANUARY 13, 2023
Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . Is promoting giving for a specific purpose helpful in attracting monthly gifts? Make a Monthly Gift. Let’s take them one at a time.
Bloomerang
AUGUST 26, 2022
The post Academy: Giving Tuesday Matching Gifts appeared first on Bloomerang.
Bloomerang
JANUARY 9, 2023
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NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
That’s similar to what happens with monthly gifts. Here’s the thing: One snowflake on its own is tiny. It takes more of these tiny flakes to make a major storm.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 9, 2021
If you know that the typical number of people who finish a gift is only 21%, that means 79% do not give, even though they go to your organization’s page to donate. What’s preventing donors from making the gift? Is it something you do? Can you stop doing it?
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 19, 2021
If you ask for a monthly gift, you’ll want the donor to be very conscious, alert and intent about making that commitment. You want them to actively choose the amount and frequency, and complete the payment information before they hit submit. .
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The post Ramp Up Your Stewardship Program Before Year-End Gifts Arrive appeared first on Bloomerang.
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