Major Gifts: Strategies in Practice

0.5 Course Units

There has never been a more important time for nonprofits to contribute to the common good. But nonprofits face a major challenge: With 1% of donors accounting for 49% of donations, in a $420 billion market, the philanthropic pyramid is looking more like the Eiffel Tower. The answers lie in major gift strategy and tactics. This course will provide a framework for conceptualizing a major gift strategy as well as tools for designing and making a major gift solicitation. This course's goal is to ensure that each student has a case for support and a pitch for use in the immediate future. Summer Term 0.5 Course Units