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Creative Ways to Stand Out at Year-End
This season, our inboxes and mailboxes fill up fast. There are sales messages, holiday invitations, and of course, a flood of year-end fundraising appeals. And yet, some messages still manage to...
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Year-end Fundraising
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It’s Not Too Late: Step-by-Step Strategies to End Your Year Strong
This blog post was originally published in 2024 This is it, folks! For many of you, this is the most significant time of year for donor giving. That’s why it’s so critical to be working in a mindful,...
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Take the Fear Out of Donor Calls with This Checklist
As we approach year-end, this is the perfect time to strengthen your donor connections and feel confident in your phone conversations. Donors are often more available—and more open—during this...
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How Do I Help My Fundraisers Meet Their Year-End Goals Without Burning Out?
We’ve hit that familiar stretch on the fundraising calendar—the final months of the year when everything feels urgent. Goals need to be met. Donors are making decisions. Tensions rise. If you’re...
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It’s Not Too Late: Step-by-Step Strategies to End Your Year Strong
This is it, folks! For many of you, this is the most significant time of year for donor giving. That’s why it’s so critical to be working in a mindful, planful, and strategic way.
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What’s Your “December Plan” for Major Donors?
It’s December, and you are coming down to the wire on whether or not you will meet your year-end goals. For major gift fundraisers, this is such an amazing (yet stressful) time.
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Time to Plan: #3 – Refresh Your Caseload
As a major gift officer, you are delivering two values. First, you are delivering value to the donor by helping her fulfill her interests and passions through her giving to your organization. Second,...
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Time to Plan: #2 – Planning for the New Year
2016 is just days away. It is not too early to start planning how you’ll be successful in the coming calendar year.
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Time to Plan: #1 – Year End Strategy
This is the first of a three-part series. We’re into December already, and there are plenty of distractions pulling you away from your caseload.
