{"id":26649,"date":"2021-08-18T16:09:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=26649"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:35:59","slug":"invest-in-your-investors-top-tips-for-building-a-major-gift-program","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/invest-in-your-investors-top-tips-for-building-a-major-gift-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Invest in Your Investors: Top Tips for Building a Major Gift Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How do you get a donor to invest in a cause? You build relationships with them and get them personally connected to the work! With major gift fundraising, it&#8217;s even more essential to have your donors\u2019 input. Even though we live in the digital age, human relationships are still vital! Major gift fundraising\u2014including connecting your major donors to your cause\u2014continues to be part art and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this webinar, you&#8217;ll learn from industry leader, Paul D&#8217;Alessandro, who shares insights from his book, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Future-Fundraising-Philanthropys-Donors-Dictating\/dp\/1736664700\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DA6XCKJ23872&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Future+of+Fundraising%3A+How+Philanthropy%E2%80%99s+Future+is+Here+with+Donors+Dictating+the+Terms&amp;qid=1629314587&amp;sprefix=cubicle+she%2Caps%2C194&amp;sr=8-1\">The Future of Fundraising: How Philanthropy\u2019s Future is Here with Donors Dictating the Terms<\/a><\/strong>. Paul&#8217;s been fundraising for decades and has solicited more than 4,000 strategic gifts totaling around $1 billion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video to learn: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What major donors want to see from nonprofit fundraisers. <\/li><li>How smaller nonprofits can leverage larger major gifts. <\/li><li>What to do to address donor obstacles and resistance.<\/li><li>What major gift success looks like.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to take your major gifts program to the next level, don&#8217;t miss this webinar! It\u2019s a great opportunity to learn from an industry leader with hands-on experience working with major donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/High-Impact-QGiv-Presentation.pdf\">Click here to download Paul&#8217;s slides!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Invest in Your Investors: Top Tips for Building a Major Gift Program\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVgHI3q47To?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul D&#8217;Alessandro, J.D., CFRE, is the founder and chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highimpactnonprofit.com\/\">High Impact Nonprofit Advisors<\/a> (HNA), and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalessandroinc.com\/\">D&#8217;Alessandro, Inc.<\/a> (DAI), which is a fundraising and strategic management consulting company with more than 30 years of experience in the philanthropic sector. 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