Whether you got some time off around the holidays or not, January feels like a very different time than December, doesn’t it? The frenzy of e-mails, phone calls, and mailings has subsided. And while there is still a lot to …
While not all major gift donors give at the end of the year, many do. So, whether you are an executive director doing major gift work or major gift fundraising is your job, you’ve got a big task in these …
Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center stepped up their fundraising best practices in 2014 and the result was a 45% increase in year-end gifts over the prior year! Development Director Lindsay Christopher tells us how they did it: We use our …
Your appeal letter should be in the mail. Your events are winding down. Your e-mail campaign is planned out. Foundation officers and corporate donors are pretty much done for the year. We know you aren’t sitting around eating bon bons, …
For many of the organizations we work with, the appeal letter is still the anchor of the year-end giving effort. Yes, there are e-mail campaigns, events, and social media work, but the central ask is more often than not in …
