Join us for an insight-rich recap of the fundraising trends and shifts that shaped 2025 – and what they mean for your organization in 2026. Designed for anyone engaged in fundraising, this webinar will ground you in the current philanthropic landscape and offer clear, practical guidance for the year ahead. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to identify the key trends influencing donor behavior, understand what to expect in 2026, and apply top recommendations to strengthen their fundraising strategies. We’ll explore sector-wide lessons learned, emerging forecasts, and the evolving expectations of funders and supporters. Attendees will leave with a solid foundation of the philanthropic landscape, clear forecasts for 2026, and actionable tips to guide their fundraising efforts with confidence.
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Stewardship Matrix
Having a well thought out and logical thanking and stewardship structure is important for ensuring fairness to your donors and simplifying your process. The sample matrix shows a way to provide increasing levels of stewardship and personal connection as donors give more. It also incorporates monthly and annual donors.
Board-Donor Stewardship Flow of Communications
Major gift work is a highly personalized form of fundraising that can be difficult to systematize. The success of your major gifts effort is dependent on authentic relationships with your donors, and it’s difficult to script the authentic conversations that make up a real relationships. The following flow chart and corresponding scripts are a great place to start.
Donor Thank You Guide
A ready-to-use guide for fundraisers featuring sample thank-you notes and expert tips for meaningful donor stewardship. This resource helps you express genuine gratitude, strengthen relationships, and keep your donor communications fresh and heartfelt.
Major Gifts Plan Template and Sample
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Achieving Major Wins with Major Gifts and Major Donors
Major Gifts are likely to be some of the largest gifts you receive outside of grants. So what is a Major Gift? And how does major donor cultivation and solicitation differ from smaller individual gifts? Join us as we answer these questions and outline the 5-steps you can take to developing a successful major gifts program.
The Hidden Gold of Monthly Giving
Growing a monthly giving program is one of the most valuable ways your organization can invest its precious fundraising resources. During this webinar, we’ll talk about how and why to sustain a laser focus on monthly giving, stewarding these special donors, and how to grow your major gifts program with monthly giving.
Legacy Giving FAQ Sheet | Template
Having a short document with commonly asked questions about legacy giving to share with prospects and financial advisors is one of the most important things you can do to promote your legacy giving program. This one piece will give people all of the information they need to move forward in making a high-value legacy gift to your worthy cause.
Planned Legacy Giving for Busy Fundraisers
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