Joe Garecht – Center for Major Gifts

Prospect Research

How to Find Major Donors for Your Non-Profit

Every non-profit needs a steady stream of new donors. Here’s how to find major donors for your organization.

November 26, 2024 No Comments

Fundraising Strategy

The Complete Guide to Great Major Donor Stewardship

Truly great donor stewardship is an art and a science. It’s not just being able to connect with your donors on an emotional level; it’s being able to engage them in a way that adds value to their lives and shows them the fruits of their philanthropic efforts. The best organizations have mastered the art of donor stewardship, and they’re using that knowledge to grow their fundraising programs year after year.

November 25, 2024 No Comments

Fundraising

Six Tips for Cultivating Major Donors

Cultivating major donors is important source for fundraising. To do so effectively, Identify potential major donors and build meaningful relationships.

November 6, 2023 No Comments

For Donors

How to Use Your Nonprofit Communications to Build a Better Donor Funnel

When we talk about nonprofit communications, we’re talking about all the different ways to communicate with your donors through the written word: newsletters (both snail mail and e-mail), your website, social media, fundraising letters, e-mail appeals, and everything in between. These types of donor communications are essential to your fundraising program and can be used across all phases of the donor funnel.

November 21, 2022 No Comments

Major Gifts Proposal Representation - Papers in Global Format

Fundraising Strategy

Writing a Major Gift Proposal – A Guide

The major gift proposal is an essential component of successfully securing a major donation. Learn how to craft a thorough proposal and meet your fundraising goals.

October 4, 2021 1 Comment

Board Governance

How to Build a Culture of Philanthropy at Your Non-Profit

There are some non-profits where fundraising seems like a constant drag… These non-profits don’t have a strong culture of philanthropy. At other non-profits, fundraising is a source of pride and excitement, where new donations are celebrated, people are happy to lend a helping hand to the development office, and where fundraising programs seem to hum along. These non-profits have a strong culture of philanthropy.

June 6, 2021 No Comments

Fundraising Strategy

How to Write a Great Donor Thank You Letter

One of your most important roles as a non-profit fundraiser is to steward your current donors so that they keep giving year after year. The starting point for this process is your donor thank you letter.

May 19, 2021 No Comments

Fundraising Strategy

The 4 Phases of a Successful Major Donor Strategy for Your Non-Profit

The world’s best fundraising programs rely on a strong major gifts program to fund their work. In this article, I’m going to show you how to build a major donor strategy for your organization that raises the money your non-profit needs to thrive.

April 24, 2021 2 Comments

Give and Take

How to Find Major Donors for Your Non-Profit

The Complete Guide to Great Major Donor Stewardship

Six Tips for Cultivating Major Donors

How to Use Your Nonprofit Communications to Build a Better Donor Funnel

Writing a Major Gift Proposal – A Guide

How to Build a Culture of Philanthropy at Your Non-Profit

How to Write a Great Donor Thank You Letter

The 4 Phases of a Successful Major Donor Strategy for Your Non-Profit

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