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The Major Gifts ReportVolume 7, Issue 11 p. 1-9 Table of Contents First published: 25 March 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/mgr.10015Read the full textAbout ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract If You're Just Getting Started Could You Justify a ‘Donor Relations’ Position? The Power of One How One Donor's Gift Transformed An Organization Building Your Endowment Promote Life Insurance as the ‘Affordable’ Endowment Gift Try This Closing Technique Broaden Your Reach Rules of Thumb Putting Mission Into Words Grant Writing: It's All In The Attitude Nurturing Volunteers Ease Major Gift Donors Into Solicitation Roles Expert Advice Tips for Developing Grantee Reports Cultivation and Stewardship Ideas Establish an Exclusive Club for Endowment Donors Identify Funding Interests Draft Proposal Helps Surface Funding Possibilities Endowment Opportunities Have You Promoted the Establishment of Loan Funds? Business Research Tools Building Your Board A Prominent Board Does More Than Give Strengthening Boards From Within Board Self-Evaluations Aid in Overall Effectiveness Self-Evaluation Looks at Performance Culling the Field Questionnaire Helps Choose Most Desirable Board Members Plan Before You Ask Tips to Remember Regarding Capital Campaigns Weigh Options, Scope of Board Challenge Gifts Gift Acknowledgment Ideas Make a Note of It Inspire Acts of Philanthropy Public Record Websites Key Word: Reputation Prospect Cultivation Match Prospects, Appropriate Opportunities Qualifying Prospects Distinguish Between ‘Heart’ and ‘Head’ Questions Choosing Powerful Words Seek Language to Make Your Written Words Compelling Effective Mailings Planned Giving Packet Keeps Nonprofit on Donors' Minds Matching Gift Strategies Match Annual Payout Of Endowment Funds Cultivation Idea Develop a Campaign to ‘Name a Room’ Closely Held Gifts of Stock: What You Need to Know Build on Internal Strengths Emphasize Clerical Support Staff's Key Role in Development Volume7, Issue11November 2005Pages 1-9 RelatedInformation