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10 Reasons Why Major Gift Officers Quit to Look for New Jobs

iMarketSmart

Gift officers are feeling burned out, ignored, pressured, and that their time is being wasted. Some experienced major gift officers have seen the same donor prospects interact with up to 15 different MGOs over the course of their years of involvement with the organization. It’s also holding them back in their internal culture.

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Building Major Gifts Caseloads – Why Traditional Methods Fail to Accurately Qualify Donors

iMarketSmart

We’re going to unpack why none of the modern methods for building caseloads consistently works at identifying and qualifying major donors, and weeding out the rest. Donor discovery and qualification is hard work. It’s a problem as old as fundraising. Many methods have been attempted over the years. They fall short. Quantities.

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How Do You Hone Your Nonprofit’s Major Donor Portfolio?

Bloomerang

In “ Who Gets to Be in Your Nonprofit’s Major Donor Portfolio ” we looked at how to qualify a major donor prospect to be in your portfolio. First, a reminder: One full-time person can only handle cultivating a portfolio of 150. Who has the ability to represent your organization and make fruitful connections with donors?

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