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    Strategies for Success

    Don’t Skip the Feasibility Study

    March 4, 2025

    Is your nonprofit ready for a major gifts campaign? Before launching, a Feasibility Study is essential to assess readiness, identify challenges, and refine strategy. Learn three key tips to ensure your campaign starts strong, embraces critical feedback, and applies valuable insights for success.

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    Strategies for Success

    Preparing One-of-a-kind Proposals

    Effective proposals should not look alike. Each proposal is designated for a [...]

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    Power of Philanthropy

    Energy that Spawns Philanthropy … and Vice Versa

    Energy is essential to philanthropy, and the truest philanthropy is an energy [...]

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  • Strategies for Success

    Time-tested Targets for Making a Case

    It’s not surprising that over the course of nearly three decades writing [...]

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    Power of Philanthropy

    Philanthropy for All the Ages

    In my work with nonprofits, I have the privilege of watching many [...]

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    Strategies for Success

    Unleashing Your Board’s Power of Philanthropy

    Many discussions around board term limits center on circumventing negatives: boredom in [...]

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    Power of Philanthropy

    There’s Time

    You’ve probably thought, as I have, “There’s just not enough time!” Several [...]

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    Strategies for Success

    Campaign Success Made Simple

    Many nonprofits don’t fully realize the amount of research, preparation and donor [...]

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  • image of a wrapped present

    Power of Philanthropy

    It Pays to Practice Generosity

    As a fundraising professional, I have the privilege of seeing, firsthand, how [...]

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  • picture of Newton's Cradle with metal ball in motion

    Strategies for Success

    Keep the Campaign Momentum Moving Forward

    Following up a campaign with another one may be a surprising suggestion, [...]

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