Family Member Influence in Major Gift Decisions

January 15, 2024 by Dianna Smiley in Understanding Donors, Capital Campaign, Planned Giving, Strategy

How can we understand whether and how the donor's family is important to our work with the donor? How do we respect the donor's privacy while exploring ways to include family members in the gift discussion that might make the gift more meaningful? Or in ways that might enable the gift to happen at all?

Making first connections with major gift prospects

October 24, 2023 by Dianna Smiley in Understanding Donors, Capital Campaign, Strategy, Board Members

Major gifts fundraising is well worth the investment of time. But if you are new to it and need to approach prospects, how can you adjust your attitude and expectations to become successful?