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Derry Deringer on Major Gift Success Through Transparency and Partnership

by Jennifer Filla | Feb 2, 2026 | Major Gifts

What if the answer to fundraiser hesitancy isn’t more data—but better partnership? Major gift consultant Derry Deringer has spent 13 years helping nonprofits raise transformative dollars. His journey to fundraising began in an unlikely place: a rugged 25-hour...

Karen Cochran on Cultivating Billion-Dollar Donor Relationships

by Jennifer Filla | Nov 3, 2025 | Learning Edge Blog, Major Gifts

“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...