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Your Major Gift Work Is Not About the Money

NonProfit PRO

As a major gifts officer, the primary question asked is, essentially, “How’s the money coming in?” The goal you made also set an expectation that a certain amount of money would come in. The finance office needs to know because it can't pay the bills with air. So, it is a fair question.

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SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Campaign for St. Jude Surpasses $200M Fundraising Goal

NonProfit PRO

Though the campaign goal was met, it will continue raising money through February 2022. Inspiration4 returned from orbit Saturday, raising millions for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the process.

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The complete year-end guide to maximizing matching gifts

EveryAction

Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter. One way to bring any organization’s end-of-year fundraising strategy to the next level is a matching gift strategy. In the end, the nonprofit receives two gifts for the cost of soliciting one!

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Elevating your major gifts and planned giving with data-driven decision-making

EveryAction

In your fundraising constituent relationship management (CRM) platform, the donations received and the goals you set for your campaign can seem abstract, but your fundraising successes and setbacks will have a major impact on the communities, causes, and people you serve. Plenty of people with children donate money, too.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Does Sharing A Campaign’s Fundraising Goal Drive More Donations?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s a good idea to announce and share a financial goal for their fundraising campaign. . He’s worried we may not reach the goal; I’m worried we may exceed it. — Goal Averse. A nonprofit may simply announce a fundraising goal.

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The Secret Way To Boost Year-End Gifts

Bloomerang

Does thinking about meeting your year-end fundraising goal give you night sweats? What if there was one thing you can do right now to ensure your fundraising success and boost year-end gifts? Don’t talk about what YOU did with their money. I want you to know the impact of your gift this year. Can’t say that I blame you.

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What are Challenge Gifts?

sgEngage

A challenge gift is a donation that creates an incentive for others to give by offering a financial reward based on an established contingency. Challenge gifts are issued only once a contingency, or “challenge,” has been achieved.

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