Major Gifts Articles

Eight Manageable Steps to Major Gift Officer Success

I was pleased to attend the session, Maximizing Major Gift Officer Success: Strategies for Relationship Management. Taught by Meredith Terrain, Founder & Principal, The Allied Group, the session was such a great reminder to major gift officers that our jobs are...

Are Mega-Donors Finally Broadening Their Horizons?

We’re seeing some signs that more of America’s top donors are ready to go beyond putting their names on buildings at already well-endowed universities and hospitals.  The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released its Philanthropy 50 ranking of the Americans who gave the...

The 3 Ms: Major/Mid-Level, Monthly, and Multi-Channel

I loved the strawberry shortcake at Commander’s Palace, but another highlight of my recent trip to the AFP International Fundraising Conference in New Orleans, was a session with Jon Biedermann of DonorPerfect and Nathan Dietz, Ph.D. of the University of Maryland’s Do...