When I was a fundraiser, there would be times when coworkers, board members, donors, or just about anyone who had an idea would come to my office to talk about how we should be doing the cool, new thing. Maybe it was an “event in a box” instead of our usual gala, or maybe it […]
When I was a fundraiser for an academic medical center, some of our care providers worked with the development office to help us find good prospects for major gifts. What our team wanted were people who explicitly indicated – unprompted – to their physicians that they were interested in giving. We wanted to work with […]
Knowing how donors prefer to give has always been essential for fundraisers to understand, but the number of ways in which a donor can give has never been so vast. From online forms to mobile text messages to QR codes, there are countless avenues for a donor to contribute, and navigating this can be difficult. […]
There are plenty of reasons why nonprofit organizations approach major donors with caution – specifically high net worth individuals (HNWI), or even billionaires like Bill Gates. While it is true that spending time and energy on these monumental gifts can give pause to newer and smaller nonprofits, it isn’t as scary as fundraisers once thought. […]
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are investment accounts, typically managed by wealth management firms or community foundations, that donors can use to take immediate advantage of charitable tax benefits while they research potential beneficiaries and allow the investment to grow. Appreciated assets in DAFs aren’t subject to capital gains tax, and savvy donors can use DAFs […]
We all know a good story when we hear one. Many of us even have that one that transports us. Maybe a certain series takes you back to your childhood bedroom reading with a flashlight. Or a novel takes you to a friend’s cozy living room for a book club discussion. So that begs the […]
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