by Adriana Sánchez | Apr 17, 2025 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized
There’s a lot of advice out there about how to thank donors. Handwritten notes. Phone calls. Creative gestures. And while tactics matter, they are only as effective as the heart behind them. Because donor stewardship isn’t a checklist. It’s a mindset. We believe the...
by Adriana Sánchez | Apr 4, 2025 | Stuff Development Officers deal with, The Basics, Uncategorized
What Level Are You? A Guide to Advancing as a Fundraiser Are you a Peak Performance Fundraiser? In my experience, I’ve observed that there are lots of people who have a title like “Development Officer” or even “Development Director” or “Major Gifts Officer” and these...
by Monica Vandeventer | Aug 21, 2024 | Podcast
It’s another Masterclass inspired episode. In this episode, Clark Vandeventer shares some of his notes from Levar Burton’s MasterClass on Storytelling. You may know LeVar Burton from his years as host of Reading Rainbow. LeVar talks about how to tell a...
by Monica Vandeventer | Aug 13, 2024 | Podcast
Host Clark Vandeventer talks about figuring out the right amount to ask for. Fundraisers! Do you have a hard time knowing the right amount to ask for? Can you ask for too much? What if you “leave money on the table”? Clark gives some guidance on figuring...
by Monica Vandeventer | Jul 1, 2024 | Podcast
Host Clark Vandeventer talks about SMART Goals: SMART goals are a goal-setting technique that uses five benchmarks to help create concise goals and action steps: S is for Specific: Clearly define what you want to accomplish M is for Measurable: Quantify your goals...
by Monica Vandeventer | Jun 7, 2024 | Podcast
In the past, you may have heard Clark Vandeventer talk about adding steps to the process. The more you elongate the major gift process and slowly bring your donors along, the safer you’ll be. Clark recently heard Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos share the same idea...
by Monica Vandeventer | May 28, 2024 | Podcast
It’s another Masterclass inspired episode. In this episode, Clark Vandeventer shares some of his notes from Robin Arzón’s MasterClass on Mental Strength. Robin Arzón is an exercise instructor and author, best known as an instructor at Peloton, for which...
by Monica Vandeventer | May 16, 2024 | Podcast
In this episode, Chief Fundraising Coach Clark Vandeventer goes through the basic script for the four types of donor meetings Discovery Cultivation Solicitation Stewardship What are the go-to questions for each of these different type of meetings? How are the goals...
by Monica Vandeventer | May 13, 2024 | Podcast
Michael Lewis is the author of more than 20 books, including 3 that have become major motion pictures (Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short). Host Clark Vandeventer shares highlights for fundraisers from his Masterclass on How to Tell a Great Story. Link:...
by Monica Vandeventer | May 10, 2024 | Podcast
Host Clark Vandeventer answers a listener email and addresses the question, “What’s the right amount to ask for?” email Clark at clark@majorgiftsfundraiser.com Major Gifts Fundraiser on Instagram:...
