Major Gifts Recap
As summer winds down, fundraisers know the year-end giving season is just around the corner.
While you’ve hopefully been in touch with your major donors all year, September is a great time for stewardship, before calendars fill up and inboxes overflow. Year-end success often depends on the groundwork that you lay now!
At Focus, we’ve put together resources to help you manage your outreach and inspire your top supporters in ways that are both strategic and authentic. Take a look at these blog posts as you prepare for the coming months.
Major Donors: Cultivating Relationships & Forging Strong Ties
How Will You Improve Your Year-End?
More on Year-End: Outreach, the Wonders of the Phone, and “Stewardship January”
Client Spotlight:
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Last month, I facilitated a Major Gift Officer retreat for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. We spent the day stepping back from the day-to-day to talk about big ideas, strengthen connections, and set a clear direction for the months ahead.
We love helping nonprofit teams hit pause, think big, and leave feeling energized and ready to take action. If your organization is planning a development retreat or is ready for some strategic thinking, let’s talk — I’d be happy to help make it productive and fun.
Spur Local
On Thursday, September 11, from 11–11:45 am, I’ll be leading a session on Prioritizing Actions and Outreach for Major Donors at Year End.
During the session, I’ll share practical strategies on how to:
✔️Identify and focus on the highest-impact donor relationships
✔️Craft intentional, meaningful outreach
✔️Maximize your team’s time and resources during this critical period
If you’re a nonprofit leader or fundraiser gearing up for what’s coming, please join us!
Register here.
New @ Focus
We love to iterate, expand, and shift offerings to meet current and coming needs. We’re currently broadening our recruiting work, including leading searches for Development Directors, Major Gift Officers, and Chief Development Officers, while continuing to provide interim fundraising services. We just updated our website with details, which you can see here. Please reach out if you are looking to fill positions!
We’re also excited to offer more robust coaching and training services designed for nonprofit leaders and development teams. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your fundraising skills, build a stronger culture of philanthropy, or get hands-on support tackling big goals, we’re here to help you grow with confidence. Read more about our coaching services here.