Monthly Archives: March 2013

How to Run a Successful First-Time Event (in 5 easy steps)

Those first-timers can be tricky, especially when the point is to raise money! This topic request came from my BCIT students and includes a 9-minute videotronic option if you are too lazy to drag your eyes down this whole page. … Continue reading

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How to Set Up a Donor-Centered Ask (originally published on 101fundraising.org)

A good major gifts fundraiser knows that an ask centers on the 5 R’s: the right person asking the right prospect for the right project, at the right time for the right amount. But many times the focus is completely … Continue reading

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How to Build a Better Stewardship Report

I won’t mince words here. I lie awake at night wondering whether our corporate donors ever read a word of those boring, million-page reports we send on the impact of their gifts. And yet there is a huge reluctance in … Continue reading

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