Feeling Out of Your League?: 4 Tips for New Major Gifts Officers (MGO) Are you a brand-new major gifts officer? You were probably hired for your strong qualifications as a
How to Engage Major Donors with Direct Mail When it comes to major donors, here’s a piece of advice I frequently hear: These people are...
Mastering Major Donor Societies: Launch and Success Strategies Any fundraiser worth their salt will tell you that a major donor club (or major donor society, as...
4 Traits of the Best Major Gifts Officers Being a Major Gifts Officer (MGO) at a nonprofit isn’t always a walk in the park unless we’re...
5 Tips for a Successful Donor Meeting Attending a donor meeting unprepared is the surest way to secure a bad outcome. Successful major...
The 4 Cardinal Virtues of a Successful Major Gifts Officer I’m always amused when a young major-gifts officer candidate has the impression that the job is...
You Landed the White Whale. Now What? You’ve been hounding this donor for years. You’ve tried every trick in the book: meeting request...
How to Identify Probable Major Donors New fundraisers looking for donor upgrades are all too likely to fall into a common trap: believing...