Five (All too Common) Reasons Nonprofits Fall Short in Raising Major Gifts: Reason #4
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Derric Bakker
Why are so many nonprofits falling short in raising major gifts? This is number four in a five-part series exploring five reasons why. In our first post ...
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Five (All too Common) Reasons Nonprofits Fall Short in Raising Major Gifts: Reason #3
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Derric Bakker
Big gifts make a big impact. Most nonprofits fall short in landing game-changing major gifts however. This is number three in a five-part series exploring ...
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Five (All too Common) Reasons Nonprofits Fall Short in Raising Major Gifts: Reason #2
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Derric Bakker
Big gifts make a big impact. Most nonprofits fall short in landing game-changing major gifts however. This is number two in a five-part series exploring ...
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Five (All too Common) Reasons Nonprofits Fall Short in Raising Major Gifts
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Derric Bakker
Big gifts are game changers. Most nonprofit leaders agree that these kinds of gifts open doors to opportunities they would not have had any other way, but ...
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Desperately Seeking Superman
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Derric Bakker
Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, once summed up the secret of his success this way:
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Top Ten Characteristics of Top Producing Major Gift Fundraisers
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Derric Bakker
Good help is hard to find, especially in development. Major gift development in particular requires a unique type of individual to succeed. In our ...
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Ten Questions to Ask Major Gift Fundraisers to Help Them Stay on the Road to Success
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Derric Bakker
Most non-profit organizations are more apt at measuring process indicators than they are at measuring outcomes. Except when it comes to development. In ...
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Six Ingredients of a Development-Friendly Culture
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Derric Bakker
CULTURE refers to the collective attitudes that characterize and impact the ways that an organization’s people will perceive one another and work ...
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Should We or Shouldn’t We? Everything Your Church Needs to Know About Congregational Readiness Studies
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Derric Bakker
Sometimes it can be difficult for a church to reach consensus on a campaign. Sometimes it is unclear whether the congregation fully supports the project. ...
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Two Proven Approaches to Selecting the “Right” Goal for Your Church’s Capital Campaign
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Derric Bakker
There are many decisions to be made when planning a capital campaign at your church. A few are so critical that they can make or break the success of your ...
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