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Finding the ideal major gift officer for your nonprofit’s operations all comes back to crafting the perfect job description.
From top responsibilities and job requirements to our mock job description template, explore our job posting guide to draw in the right major gift officer candidates!
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THE DONOR NEXT DOOR: Identifying and Cultivating Your Most Overlooked Revenue Source
While many of us spend 80% or more of our time cultivating the top one-third of our donor database, we know this exact same group is being tapped by the majority of nonprofits around us. So why do we keep competing for the usual suspects?
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How fundraisers find donors in ALL the right places. When an organization begins a fundraising effort, it tends to be special events. We dream up creative new ways to hold auctions, cook-offs, bake sales and golf outings. While these events bring people in our door – regardless of whether they are interested in our cause or not – we quickly learn the return on investment (ROI) for these events is low…
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Porter County Community Foundation Seeks Director of Development. Working with the President, Board of Directors and staff, the Director of Development and Stewardship shall provide direction for the Foundation’s relationship-based fundraising programs including sources of annual operating support, major and planned gifts, giving circles and special events…
Although March is still roaring like a lion in some parts of the county, the calendar says we’re on the verge of spring… so it seems like an appropriate time to talk about nest eggs and baskets.
We’re referring, of course, to your nonprofit’s finances.
The inspiration (and source of data) for this conversation is the report Giving USA Philanthropy Spotlight: Benchmarking Giving to Human Services, released late last year…
We’re pleased to announce that Kate Smith, CFRM, CNEL, has been promoted to director at Aly Sterling Philanthropy. Since joining ASP in December 2012, Kate has grown into a proven leader who oversees our strategic planning and executive search service lines. And we know her clients agree: they continuously…
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ProMedica Seeks Executive Director, Fremont and Fostoria, OH. Apply by February 15, 2017. ProMedica seeks a motivational leader for its philanthropy team in Fremont and Fostoria, Ohio. The executive director, with the help of the core philanthropy team, will help oversee foundation activity for ProMedica Memorial and Fostoria Community Hospital.
Did you know that peer-to-peer fundraising can actually be one of the best ways to raise money during your capital campaign’s public phase? In this article, we are going to focus on pairing peer-to-peer fundraising with the public phase of your capital campaign.
If you’re preparing for a capital campaign, then you’re probably becoming more and more aware of how much work goes into planning and running a fundraiser of this magnitude. Well, we’re here to tell you that there are ways you can keep your campaign on the right track. We have nine best practices to help you with your capital campaign.
Launching a capital campaign is like moving into a new home. If you want the transition to your new home to run smoothly, you’ll need to plan ahead. The same can be said of capital campaigns; a lot of preparation goes into them so that your nonprofit can reach or even exceed your goals.
Is your school building a new arts center or sports stadium? A capital campaign will help you raise the funds you need.
Capital campaigns are targeted fundraising efforts designed to accomplish a specific goal (i.e. the aforementioned buildings), and they’re usually implemented by private and independent schools or by colleges and universities.
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