Major Gifts Essentials

Major Gifts Essentials is an 8-week journey to develop an authentic approach to major gift fundraising. Learn strategies and techniques from an expert major gifts fundraiser, in a program designed to bring out the best in you.

Essentials Curious?

Essentials is designed for major gifts professionals with less than 5 years of direct major gifts experience, but could be invaluable for teams aiming to deepen their expertise in high-impact fundraising and contribute meaningfully to their organizations’ missions. Over a period of 8-weeks, we will cover the following topics:

  1. Identifying Major Gift Prospects

  2. Cultivation Strategies

  3. Stewardship and Donor Retention

  4. Crafting the Bespoke Case for Support

  5. Solicitation Techniques

  6. Building a Major Gifts Culture

  7. Major Gifts Ethics

  8. Major Gifts as a “Team Sport”

Benefits of Major Gifts Essentials include:

  1. Gain confidence and skills to approach and engage high-net-worth individuals.

  2. Put yourself on a path to major gifts that scale your organization’s impact.

  3. Participate in a structured but authentic course leading to major gifts and stronger, more loyal donor relationships.

Ready to learn more? Send us a note to find out how our Major Gifts Essentials Program could be right for your organization.