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Here’s What A Multimillion Dollar Gift Can Do For Your Organization

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You just landed a ten million dollar mega gift for your organization. For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. That may seem obvious, however, there has been some conversations as to whether mega gifts are a good thing.

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How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit

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You see, the best way to get a corporate gift is through a connection at the company. But there are often strict rules and enrollment periods that can make it difficult to secure the gift. And a gift from a corporation is unlikely to be renewed the following year. Myth #4: Big gifts from rich people will fund my nonprofit!

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Using Inkind Donations To Help You Grow Your Nonprofit

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The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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How I Closed $250k From a 25-Year-Old Who Drove a Prius

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Don’t you have donors who you judge as not being able to give a major gift? When I say major gift, I mean $10,000+ annually. For some organizations that raise less than $1M per year, I would say $2,500 or $5,000 could be considered a major gift. . Young people are weighed down by student loans and don’t give generously. .

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. A transformational gift. Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community.

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How to Engage Board Members in Fundraising

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From my experience, this reveals a gap in their skillset or lack of fundraising training, not a chronic incapacity to solicit a matching gift or monthly donation. When you ask , you’re not asking for yourself “but for Maria, a trafficking victim; Alan, a homeless veteran; Rover, an abandoned dog; or Aiden, a student with cancer.

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Holding a Golf Tournament This Summer? Here are our Top Reminders!

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Consider offering sunscreen for sale or for free as part of a player gift pack, so guests don’t leave your wonderful event happy and then discover terrible sunburns at home. An animal shelter might give homeless dogs some outside time and put a pup at each stop to encourage breaks. Shade and/or cooling.

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