Nonprofits Often Struggle To Raise Major Gifts For One of Six Reasons
You can avoid these pitfalls
- Lack of clear strategy or goals
- Confusing marketing for fundraising
- Fear of asking for BIG dollars
- Unorganized donor pipeline management
- Not asking for the right amount
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Talking to the wrong people
My clients partner with me to help them grow their mission in the following way:
Growing your fundraising skills with a coach means you will grow your mission faster and stronger.
When we work together, we will clarify your vision, build a tailored major gifts strategy, develop fundraiser skills, and help you close more BIG gifts. If you want to sleep better at night, schedule a free 1 hour consultation today.
... of a nonprofit's revenue often comes from 10-20% of its donors, the majority being major gift contributors.
... of major gift donors are retained year after year, compared to just 45% for smaller gift donors.
... larger planned gifts are made by major gift donors, often through wills or estate planning.
"When it comes to learning a new skill of creating a major gifts fundraising strategy, it can be quite daunting, but Jake Kubik's open and approachable demeanor made it a lot easier for me. I felt comfortable asking him questions right away and was able to uncover my insecurities and fears around soliciting significant gifts. Jake's coaching curriculum is clear and he broke it down into steps that were easy for me and my team to follow from where we were. He is patient, friendly, and a kind person to work with who has evidently been successful in this field. I've enjoyed the process and would recommend him to any nonprofit, no matter what level of experience they have."
-Tara Zettel
CEO
Connect Medical Clinic
"As a new Advancement Manager, I knew I had a lot to learn about donor cultivation, creating a major gifts strategy, and how to effectively make an ask. My coach's curriculum gave me and my team the confidence to secure a $50,000 gift after only the first week of coaching! Meeting with my coach each week helps break down our fundraising objectives into manageable steps and keeps me accountable to my goals. Whether you are new to fundraising like me or you have been in the field for some time, this coaching gives you tangible ways to hone your fundraising skills that will truly add value to your donor visits.”
-Jillian Kubik
COO
Connect Medical Clinic
“I have had the pleasure of working with Jake for a couple months now and I have learned so much through our visits. He has prepared me with conversations and targeted the correct people to meet my needs in what I’m looking for. Jake has given me the vocabulary and armed me with information, tools and resources for my board and guided me in many helpful ways. He has been a great help and I have also appreciated him being flexible as I’m a mom, wife, foster mom, working women and running a nonprofit so my schedule gets crazy, Jake is flexible and easy to work with but always make sure to get my time in and make it valuable!”
-Amber Bohl
Founder
Haven Hills Foster Care Community
Schedule a free
1 hour consultation
In a 1 hour virtual call, you and a coach will talk about what's holding you back from where you want your mission to go.
Get a custom proposal
We will send you a custom proposal about how we could work together to grow your mission. Growing a nonprofit is much easier if you have a major gifts strategy. In step two, we will show you the steps to take for success.
Enjoy a growing mission
Over the next year you will become a different person. You will move from financial chaos to stability and from confusion to confidence. And you will raise more money.
It's Hard Enough to Build a Mission.
You Don't Have to Build It Alone.
Raising money is hard. You need to get your vision right, then your strategy, then your donor portfolio management process, identify the right people to approach, and finally develop the right skills to make BIG asks and close HUGE gifts. Very few nonprofits understand how to implement these processes and that is why most nonprofits miss out on major gifts.
Schedule your free 1 hour consultation today and let's get started building the mission of your dreams. To schedule your consultation, simply click below.
Close Big Gifts With Confidence
Hi I'm Jake Kubik, founder at Valuable Visits. You know how nonprofits often lack the funding they need to thrive? We do, so we've created a process to help them fundraise impactful dollars. With our major gifts strategy and coaching, you'll raise the money needed to relieve financial stress and grow your mission.
Maybe this is your situation right now, maybe you are looking to develop your major gifts strategy so this doesn't happen to your organization, or perhaps you just need a little skills refresh and accountability. Whichever it is, a solid major gifts strategy is going to save you time, money, and relieve a whole lot of headaches and sleepless nights.
You see, the currency of fundraising isn't money, it's relationships. Relationships of value. You need a strategy to identify and foster the right type of relationships. We have helped clients raise the transformative gifts they need to thrive and grow.
That could be you.
Take the Free 10-Minute Major Gifts Program Health Assessment to Get a Custom Plan to Grow Your Mission
Did you know your nonprofit has a number of parts that must be strong in order for your mission to grow through a major gifts program?
What kind of shape is your nonprofit in?
Click below to find out.
