Major Gifts Boot Camp

Invest In Your Career

Major Gifts Boot Camp

for Leaders

3 days in the trenches: It’s intense, it’s effective. This course will translate into decades of benefits for your organization and your career.

Add Professional Development to Your Resolutions

New and Improved. Live Sessions Online. Recordings available for 1 year.

Did you know that most of the funding for your nonprofit will come from major gifts? In fact, a recent study shows that 88% of all donations come from just 12% of donors. These major donors are the lifeblood of your organization, making it essential to focus on cultivating and securing their support.

To succeed, you need a clear, systematic approach—one that helps you consistently identify, engage, and inspire major donors to give. That’s exactly what the Major Gifts Boot Camp is here to provide. In this comprehensive program, you’ll gain the skills, strategies, and confidence to build and sustain a thriving major gifts program at your nonprofit.

CFRE: 6 Credits
Sessions on Zoom
Recordings available for 1 year
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2025 Schedule

Session dates to come. Stay tuned!

Presenter: Joe Garecht

Joe is a fundraising expert and sought-after speaker with over two decades of experience helping nonprofits raise more money and build sustainable development programs. He has guided organizations of all sizes to exceed their fundraising goals through innovative strategies and donor-centric practices. Joe is the author of numerous books and resources on nonprofit development, including The Non-Profit Fundraising Formula, and has been featured in leading publications like The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Known for his dynamic teaching style, Joe is passionate about empowering nonprofit leaders with actionable insights and tools to make a lasting impact. In short, he helps fundraisers achieve transformational results.

Session 1

The Major Gifts Landscape

What do we mean by “major gifts?”
Why major gifts matter
How to think about major donor fundraising
Understanding the major donor mindset

By the numbers: facts, figures & stats. Why it’s such an important area for nonprofits over the next decade.

Session 2

Finding and Engaging Major Donors

Where can you find new major donors?
How to approach major donors for the first time
Cultivating and building relationships with major givers
Creating a strong moves management system for your nonprofit

This is not a 100 Mile-High Overview . You will be in the trenches.

Session 3

Successfully Soliciting Major Gifts

How to “get the meeting”
Advanced Asking: how to ask major donors for major gifts
Understanding the role of planned giving and blended gifts
How to steward your major donors to build lifelong relationships

Do you have trouble talking to donors? Do you clam up? Learn to find the clues, begin the dialogue, and close the deal.

Q&A

Bonus Session: Ask Away

Get all of your major gifts fundraising questions answered
Hear what your peers are asking
Discover peer pain points

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Bring your messaging, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship questions!

Free forum. Prepare your questions in advance or just listen to what others are asking.

Planned giving and major gifts go hand-in-hand.

Some planned gifts can also be major gifts, and some major gifts will inspire planned gifts. Planned giving research is also a great way to identify potential major donors.

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Invest In Your Career

Major Gifts Boot Camp

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Add Professional Development to Your Resolutions

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Planned giving and major gifts go hand-in-hand.

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