Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

MAJOR GIFTS PROSPECTING

Major Gifts Prospecting with Rebekah Kaithern

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Welcome to the webinar!

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Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

This webinar is designed to help fundraising staff understand major gifts prospecting.

WELCOME

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

MAJOR

GIFTS

PROSPECT-ING

Webinar

February 12, 2015 at 3:00 pm ET (2:00 Central/12:00 pm Pacif ic)

Guest speaker

Rebekah KaithernDirector of Major Gifts

Salvation Army Eastern PA

and Delaware

Moderator

Mary Dillon KerwinPresident

Blue Strike

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Overview

Strategic advice and recommendations

Q and A

Other resources

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

AGENDA

MAJOR GIFTS PROSPECTING: AN OVERVIEW

WHAT IS A MAJOR GIFT?

Philanthropy that is directed by an individual

No set dollar amount

Represent a personal connection between the donor and your organization

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Financial capacity meets philanthropic intent and is

combined with a commitment to your mission

TWO PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS

What do you have?

What do you need?

WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

Mission

Existing donors

Board members

Staff

Lowest hanging fruit

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Mission

Capital needs

Programmatic needs

Growth

Q & A

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Q. PRACTICAL TIPS

Can you give us a few practical tips for identifying gift potential?

Any suggestions for those difficult solicitation conversations?

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Q. CONVERSATIONS

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

MORE QUESTIONS

OTHER RESOURCES

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

Foundation Center 5 regional offices and 470 Funding Information Network locations

How can I learn about researching and cultivating individual donors? GrantSpace, Foundation Center

Donor Tools: 7 Tools for Creating a Prospect ProfileMarc Pittman March 11, 2014 Fundraising Coach

Take Your Major Donor Prospecting to Warp Speed with Analytics npENGAGE March 12, 2013

Blue Strike Webinar: Major Gifts Prospecting, Feb. 12, 2015

OTHER RESOURCES

Toward a Predictive Model for Fundraising

Friday, March 06, 2015 at 01:30 PM CT

NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, TX

Grassroots Organizing, Membership, and Fundraising

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 03:30 PM ET

With Alexandra Thebert, Executive Director of Save the Wild U.P. in Marquette, Michigan

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Thank you for joining today!

Mary Dillon Kerwin

President, Blue Strike

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