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Great donor conversations don’t always lead to great gifts. The missing piece is often the offer itself. Here’s how to create a major donor offer that clearly connects passion, pur...
"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million o...
The funds support the Clifton M. Smart III University Advancement Center project.
Donor lifetime value has grown nearly 18% and median gifts are up 20%, while recurring giving approaches 21% of revenue, new data shows. At the same time, first-to-second gift conv...
Fundraising has very little to do with money — at least that's the argument here. From $5 memo-line notes to six-figure wires, every gift represents a human being letting go of som...
AKRON, Ohio – Akron Children’s has received a $50 million gift from philanthropist, entrepreneur and child health advocate Tom Golisano. The unrestricted gift is the largest in Ak...
Less than 5% of U.S. wealth is held in cash — yet cash makes up roughly 85% of all charitable gifts. Here's how fundraisers can close that gap by asking for what donors actually ha...
A donor offers a large blended gift — cash plus bequest — and your team is thrilled. But are you counting it correctly? Two variables determine what a bequest is really worth to yo...
The donations, from the philanthropist Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor, will support the network’s long-term strategy.
Okay, that’s not fully true. The amount of a donation is important. It tells you, for now, what your “relationship budget” should be for this person. If it’s a large amount, you ca...
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