What Major Givers Wish You Knew Before You Asked
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What's Inside
Five principles for approaching major gift conversations
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Get to Know Your Giver
Why relationship is the foundation everything else is built on, and what it takes to build one that lasts.
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Clarify Your Long-Term Strategy
This isn't about having a polished strategic plan document. It's about being able to articulate where you're going and what it will take to get there.
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Think Bigger
Why most ministry leaders ask for too little, and how to approach the size of your ask differently.
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Pay Attention to Timing
Even the right ask at the wrong time doesn't land. How to understand a giver's calendar before you reach out.
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Prioritize Reporting
An organization is unlikely to receive a second gift if the giver doesn't know what happened with the first one.
Donors want to make an impact. Too often, the nonprofit asks for a coffee maker.
Andy, Major Giver
Of the 20 or so nonprofits we support, 90% of them were based on relationships. We met a leader, we connected, we started talking, and that led to support.
Carolyn, Major Giver
Money is not the real problem. It's vision. Money will be drawn to a vision communicated clearly and compellingly.
Andy, Major Giver
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