LaLa Land and Major Donors!
This is a guest blog from Rory Traynor, Capital Campaign Manager at Ayrshire Hospice. Thank you Rory! Recently, I found myself arriving for a meeting…
Are your major donors ‘Zoomed out’?
Events can play a huge role in major donor fundraising: thanking, attracting new donors, building relationships. They can inspire and connect high-net-worth individuals to those…
4 ways you could raise more large gifts & meet your target
I had the best Monday morning when I found out that a CEO I’ve been working with secured £200k of pledges! In 5 days! The…
Invest in major donor fundraising, or at least don’t disinvest
Recently I’ve heard of major donor fundraising roles being made redundant because ‘philanthropists won’t want to give now’. I’ve heard numerous cases of hard-fought investment…
Prioritise! How to use the L-I-A model
Some of the most common challenges I hear when I work on major donor fundraising with fundraisers and leaders are: “We have a list of…
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
Am I the only one who gets excited about seeing a handwritten envelope on the doormat? Mine yesterday was a card from a friend. In…
Much has changed but much has stayed the same
Coronavirus has changed our lives more than we could have imagined. In the conversations I’ve had with major gift fundraisers, Chief Executives, and Directors of…
Don’t make the same mistake as Dominic Cummings with your key donors
All of the coverage of Dominic Cummings got me thinking about the third sector – as charities when things haven’t gone quite to plan with projects, when we’ve made mistakes, we’ve often thought how we can spin the truth with our donors. And no wonder.
Is Antonio Banderas distracting your charity? Why you should ignore the Rich List
Have you got your eye on those individuals on the Sunday Times Rich List? If your charity is serious about its major donor fundraising please ignore it
Are you in a post covid-19 mindset yet?
If you’re in that place where you’re starting to think of a post-Covid world, make sure high-net -worth individuals and major donor fundraising is part of that. Can you afford not to?