Major Gifts
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How to Hire and Onboard Your New MGO
- December 16, 2022
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Fundraising
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A CARES Act Overview and a Year-end Caveat
- November 13, 2020
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Categories: Communication, Fundraising, Major Gifts
The CARES Act does offer some good incentives to those willing to give this year, especially those considering a major gift:
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The Rise of the Megadonor and What It Means for Your Nonprofit
- May 17, 2019
- Posted by: David Kulivan
- Categories: Foundations, Fundraising, Major Gifts
Major gifts often come from so-called megadonors. What does the emergence of this new class of donor mean for nonprofits? How – and should – your nonprofit shift to accommodate and embrace this reality?
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Donor-Advised Funds and Your Nonprofit: Tips for Success
- September 25, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Categories: Fundraising, Major Gifts
Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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Giving USA and the State of the Union’s Generosity
- July 19, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Categories: Fundraising, Planned Giving, Planning
For those of us who follow the fundraising sector’s latest trends and patterns, it’s Christmas in June! The latest edition of Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy was released last week, and as usual, it’s brimming with sharp insights you can’t afford to miss. Some of the most significant findings – all relating to U.S. giving in 2017
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Partners, Sponsors or Donors?
- February 22, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Fundraising, Planned Giving
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with large companies to solicit their philanthropic support for educational initiatives and events. Since nonprofits ask corporations for different gifts such as event sponsorships, gifts in kind or cash donations, they often struggle with how to categorize the relationship: Are corporations partners, sponsors or donors?