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Coming to Terms with Term Limits Contributed by:
Susan SmithThursday, May 29, 2003 (9 years 353 days ago)
Should directors serve life terms? Susan D. Smith explains why every board needs a policy on term limits.
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The Beverage of Choice for Major Gift Professionals -- Lemonade!! Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, January 14, 2003 (10 years 123 days ago)
In a prior issue of
Major Gifts Review, two scenarios were presented. One detailed an unhappy encounter between a private University's planned gifts officer and a disgruntled alumnus. The other offered a "twist" to a major gifts campaign for a conservation organization, when an opportunity to acquire land cropped up that was not part of the original fund raising priorities.
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Step Right Up to the Major Gifts Lemonade Stand! Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, November 12, 2002 (10 years 186 days ago)
If you frequent craft shows or gift shops, you’ve seen ‘em before. They come in all shapes, sizes and forms: as hand-painted signs on slate or as embroidered samplers or pillows; as stand-up stone sculpture or as whittled wood keepsake boxes.
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Taming the 450 Pound Panda Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, September 24, 2002 (10 years 235 days ago)
...Ah. . . now I got it. My friend works for a nonprofit that is in the midst of a major gift campaign. All summer she had been working with Board members and key volunteers to identify, cultivate and, ultimately, solicit large gifts for her organization. The "450-lb. panda" was her code name for one of the Campaign cabinet members, a well-known, beloved, wealthy and powerful older gentleman. She referred to him in that manner because he wasn't quite as formidable as his proverbial counterpart, the 800-lb. gorilla (who gets to sit anywhere he wants, bada-bing!).
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Supplementing Major Gifts: Other Ways Leadership Can Make A Difference (or: How We Raised $170,000 While 'Waiting') Contributed by:
Susan SmithMonday, September 02, 2002 (10 years 257 days ago)
All contributed support to non-profit organizations, including major gifts, has one common factor. It doesn't magically appear just because Nonprofit XYZ needs money RIGHT NOW!
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The Further Adventures of the "Gang of Ten" -- For a Few Dollars More Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, August 20, 2002 (10 years 270 days ago)
In the April 16th and 23rd issues of MGR -- The Kindness of Strangers, Parts 1 & 2 -- we detailed some of the beginning steps that 10 Board members were implementing to raise major gifts for a nonprofit Symphony Orchestra. After doing some initial research of already-giving donors, the "Gang of 10" developed some strategies for cultivating and soliciting large gifts. Here's what's happened so far....
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THE PRE-EMPTIVE GIFT, and How Not to Let It Spoil Your Day Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, July 23, 2002 (10 years 298 days ago)
A colleague, who works for a nonprofit land trust in Western New York, contacted me via e-mail with an urgent request about a cultivation event for major donors, and how several donors had "pre-empted" the organization's plans:....
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Prospect Evaluation: Determining the 'Ask' Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, May 28, 2002 (10 years 354 days ago)
O.K. Your relationship with your Friend has matured. S/he now meets all the criteria and is, legitimately, a Major Gifts Prospect. So, how do you determine what the appropriate Ask would be for his/her Solicitation??
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Major Gifts That Pack Pizazz Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, May 21, 2002 (10 years 361 days ago)
When I first started out in the field of fund development, there wasn't a conference, seminar or luncheon meeting that was held concerning major gifts where someone didn't ask the question: "What makes a major gift ... well, MAJOR?"
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The Kindness of Strangers (Part 2) - Basic Prospect/Donor Research Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, April 23, 2002 (11 years 24 days ago)
When we heard the auditor tell us that we'd have to close our doors if we didn't create and implement a development plan with realistic and attainable goals, and stop relying on "the kindness of strangers" to bail out the Symphony year after year, we created the "Gang of Ten" to take the leadership role.
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The Kindness of Strangers (Part 1) - Creating and Implementing A Major Gifts Program Contributed by:
Susan SmithTuesday, April 16, 2002 (11 years 31 days ago)
We all heard the auditor's words at the Executive Committee's meeting to review our 2001 financial performance. The Symphony's Board needed to create and implement a development plan, one with realistic and attainable goals.
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