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What are Challenge Gifts?

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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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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Negotiate a Gift of Realty with Strings Attached

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Dear Looking for a Way Forward, Whenever a donor approaches you regarding a gift with conditions, you must ask yourself whether the benefit outweighs the cost.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Negotiate a Gift of Reality with Strings Attached

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Dear Looking for a Way Forward, Whenever a donor approaches you regarding a gift with conditions, you must ask yourself whether the benefit outweighs the cost.

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The 5 Rules of Successful Annual Appeal Fundraising Letters

The Fundraising Authority

templates, including appeals, gift proposals, thank-you letters, and much more. 1 – Consistent Mailings Produce Better Results If your annual appeal letter is the only time that your donors hear from you via snail mail, then your mailing will not raise its full potential. Write professional drafts with A.I. for free. #1

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Major Gift Metrics: What You Need to Know

DNL OmniMedia

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you know that raising major gifts is one of the most strategic efforts your organization will complete. Major gifts are not only a highly-strategic effort, but also a high-stakes one— for many nonprofits, over 80% of their total fundraising dollars come from major contributions alone.

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Four Critical Elements of Managing Development Officers

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There are many factors in fundraising, from early engagement to a donor’s ultimate or legacy gift. Blackbaud’s research, however, shows the average time from the first solicitation to a donor’s first gift is four years, yet the average development officer’s term is only 18–24 months. That’s why retaining top officers is so important.

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4 Strategies to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Corporate Sponsor

Achieve

Once the event has wrapped up, update your corporate partner on the following: Event metrics , including how much was raised and how many people were in attendance. Explain how their support made an impact and how you’ll use the donations raised to power change in your community. This could include free merchandise or gift baskets.

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