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Tap into young donors’ future capacity
Learn how life-long giving opportunities like pledge programs and planning giving can help foster future major gift prospects.
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Digital gift officers are just the beginning
Learn how advancement leaders can accelerate donors up the pipeline by encouraging handoffs from digital gift officers to major gifts and investing in stewardship that demonstrates impact.
How presidential elections impact philanthropy
Presidential elections can, in many instances, exert a positive influence on giving overall. They inspire us to donate our time and money to causes we believe in from the local to the federal level. They also serve as an opportunity to assess where we expend those resources when politics stop monopolizing our mindshare.
Gift Officer Metrics Tracker
College and university advancement leaders need a way to track short-term and long-term goals. This check-in template will help gift officers and managers track short-term contacts, moves, and leading indicators to assess progress toward annual goals.
Maximizing Fundraiser Efficiency in Higher Ed
Use this study to scale cultivation strategy development to meet donor expectations within current staff capabilities and time allocation.
Perfecting the Academic-Advancement Partnership
Use this study, Perfecting the Partnership, to identify and engage new advancement partners across campus and extend the reach of current fundraising superstars to more donors.
Create Compelling Mid-Level Giving Opportunities
Use this tool to accelerate mid-level donor stewardship and move them up the pipeline by creating compelling fundraising products.
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Charting a Course through COVID-19 for Advancement Leaders
The arrival of COVID-19 turned everything we thought we knew about advancement on its head in the blink of an eye. This webinar provides guidance on mitigating the impact of budget cuts on ROI, filling next year’s proposal pipeline, mitigating risks within the most vulnerable part of the gift pyramid, and sustaining mindshare through innovative digital offerings.
Realign Time Investments
EAB explores best-practices for realigning time investments to combat non-fundraising activity creep and shift the focus back to frontline fundraising. This is part of the Maximizing Fundraiser Efficiency series.
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