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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

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Unless you measure your nonprofit’s performance, it’s impossible to know where you are succeeding and where you need to focus future efforts. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data.

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How Do You Track and Record Recurring Gifts?

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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.

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Let it Go: When to Move on from a Major Gift Prospect

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There are three major exits you can take on the “Highway of Major Gift Giving.” Exit 1: Disqualification Road Exit 2: Proposal Avenue Exit 3: The Stewardship Fork Once you know what road you’re on with a potential donor, you can decide to press the gas or to let it go and move on to a better-fit major gift prospect. Action : Let it go.

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Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy

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The social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. AI tools enable major gift officers to do more with their time by minimizing administrative tasks, helping with research, and drafting communications. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Mastering Major Gifts: The Ultimate Guide to Raise More

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To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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Why Major Gifts Should Drive Your 2023 Development Plan

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In fact, setting your sights on major gifts this year may be more important than ever. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals.

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Measuring Your Nonprofit’s Success with Business Intelligence 

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At least one of the criteria for measuring a successful year is related to your financials. Donor intelligence offers significant advantages, especially if you have a major gift program. Measuring business intelligence However, our research shows about 84% of nonprofits lack such profiles. How much did you raise?

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