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Diana Marquis on How the Development Director Doing It All Can Succeed with Major Gifts

"How hard can it be?" That's what Diana Marquis thought when she first tried to raise money as a volunteer. Spoiler: it was harder than expected. But that early experience launched a 20+ year fundraising career that eventually led her to found DMgroup Consulting—where...

Karen Cochran on Cultivating Billion-Dollar Donor Relationships

"If it's not in the system, it didn't happen." Karen Cochran has repeated this mantra throughout her 30+ year career in fundraising, and it's advice that prospect research professionals need to hear—especially when pursuing transformational gifts. When Karen presented...

What makes someone a real major gift prospect?

If you ask Jeff Schreifels, Principal at Veritus Group, the answer is clear: It’s not about wealth ratings or capacity scores alone. It’s about finding the donors who actually want a deeper relationship with your organization. In this episode of ChatBytes, Jeff shares...