We are human, and unless we have the will to stay focused and work a plan and allow someone to hold us accountable, we stumble and get off track. It doesn’t matter that you have great donors or incredible plans, touchpoints and offers… if you don’t execute them and stay with it, you won’t succeed.
Don’t take shortcuts. If you get good support to do major gifts work right, you can experience amazing success… it just doesn’t happen overnight.
We’ve seen some amazing examples of management that are perfect for you to emulate as you lead your own team of major gift fundraisers.
There are very few reasons for failure in the major gift business. MGOs either aren’t right for the job, the nonprofit fails to support her properly, OR the right MGO is doing the job in the WRONG way.
When you embrace failure rather than fear it, you will try new things and discover gifts of learning which get you closer to success.
Today, I’m going to make a list for major gift officers, so that you will have 25 ways to be more successful with your donors in 2016.
In that moment we knew that everyone has worth, and that really taking the time to know a person and working to help him succeed is really a spiritual endeavor.
What do you do when your nonprofit leader is uncomfortable talking to, cultivating and soliciting donors? Here are some ways to help your CEO or ED not only get comfortable, but succeed in major gifts.
If you follow these 7 absolutes, your major gift program will be on solid footing for year over year growth and your work will be a success.
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