Major Gift Fundraising

  25 July 2023   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   If I had to pick just one issue holding organizations back from raising more money, it would be this: Board members and senior staff don’t know the donors and donors don’t know the organizational leadership. Donors will feel more...

  7 December 2020   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   Last week, I started a post on capital campaigns, because I have been hearing from land trusts exploring capital campaigns for projects ill-suited for campaigns – specifically to raise money for operating endowment, stewardship endowment, land protection “opportunity”...

  18 May 2021   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   I need to get something off my chest.   Major gift fundraising is the most important fundraising you can do.   OK - that feels better. Major gift fundraising is NOT dependent on the scale of the projects being funded, and it’s not...

  12 January 2021   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   Have you challenged yourself for 2021? Lose 5 pounds, paint the house, learn Spanish. What about organizational challenges? Secure an Americorps Volunteer, achieve accreditation. How about start a major gift program? Nationally, more than 80% of charitable giving comes from individuals....

  8 December 2020   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   One of the workshops I have most enjoyed doing for the last several years was called Development Committee Makeover. The point of the workshop was to show, using before and after scripts, how Development Committees could address their...