Major Gifts

How the National Museum secured a $1.5M donation for its digital classroom plan

fpanneMay 21, 2018

“The best programs emerge from a real dialogue with your philanthropic supporters about what it is you’re trying to do together and how to do it," says NMA Director Dr Mathew Trinca....

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Orygen’s capital campaign secures $12.76 million by building networks

fpanneMarch 9, 2018

FIA Award Winner - Capital Campaign Under $5 Million & Most Outstanding Fundraising Project...

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Ma & Morley – How UON was gifted US$20m

fpanneMarch 9, 2018

Developing the Ma & Morley Scholarship Program at The University of Newcastle was quite a feat for the advancement team. Emily Cox tells the story of the complexities involved in coordinating this landmark philanthropic commitment....

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Transformation: the Butterfly Campaign

Clare JoyceDecember 11, 2017

Tracey Grobbelaar, Director of Development & Community Relations at Siena College, Melbourne, talks about its bold $1.25 million capital campaign....

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Here’s how to fine-tune your major gifts program

fpadminJune 13, 2017

Roewen Wishart explores the ins and outs of starting or refocusing your major gift fundraising – and helps you find essential linkages so you can fine-tune your major gifts program....

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When NOT to launch a capital campaign!

fpadminApril 10, 2017

Susanne Williamson, Head of Fundraising at Walter + Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, says it is imperative to have all your ducks in a row prior to launching a capital campaign. ...

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Capital campaign fundraising: a first-ever for this grassroots gallery

fpadminMarch 28, 2017

When this grassroots art gallery ran its first-ever capital campaign, its fundraising team acquired some valuable insights to use in the future. Lise Taylor rep...

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Major gifts preparation: how much can someone really give?

fpadminMarch 20, 2017

Using research to inform ask amounts is an essential part of major gifts preparation say Conor McCarthy, Molly Masiello and Charlotte Grimshaw in this extract from FR&C’s new book, Understanding Major Donors....

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How Hummingbird House raised $10 million

fpadminJanuary 31, 2017

Lise Taylor chatted with Hummingbird House Cofounder Gabrielle Quilliam about the capital campaign that raised a total of $10 million to build Queensland’s only hospice for kids affected by life-limiting conditions....

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$950,000 donation to The Shepherd Centre

fpadminJanuary 30, 2017

An initial $950,000 donation gave a welcome boost to The Shepherd Centre’s campaign to build a new $2.1 million centre at Campbelltown in Sydney’s Western Suburbs....

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Capital campaign: yours for life

fpadminDecember 12, 2016

Creating the Sydney Adventist Hospital’s Integrated Cancer Centre required raising over $20 million from a capital campaign. Here’s how Barbara Ward made it happen. ...

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Major gifts: getting to the heart of what matters

fpadminOctober 21, 2016

The National Heart Foundation’s NSW CEO Kerry Doyle and NSW Board President Rebecca Davies share the key learnings from their study tour of nonprofit organisations in the US and UK. Lise Taylor reports....

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Major gifts fundraising for nonprofit organisations

fpadminJune 20, 2016

Adrian Sargeant explains why being in major gifts fundraising for the long haul is not only essential but – when well stewarded – can lead to high levels of suc...

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If you build it, gifts will come

fpadminApril 12, 2016

Liz Henderson asked Gail Perry about the best methods to cultivate donor relationships that she has used to help nonprofit organisations raise hundreds of milli...

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A ‘quiet phase’ worth shouting about

fpadminMarch 9, 2016

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research has speedily raised $14 million in Year One of its ‘Centenary Campaign’ major gift appeal to support fut...

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When $1 million slips under the radar

fpadminJanuary 8, 2016

Charlotte Grimshaw reflects on what is happening in major giving in Australia. (more…)...

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Always make big plans: How the University of Sydney has INSPIRED giving

fpadminDecember 30, 2015

The mastermind of Sydney Uni's phenomenally successful INSPIRED campaign, Tim Dolan, talks to Nicole Richards about why Australian philanthropists “are every bi...

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Always make big plans: How the University of Sydney has INSPIRED philanthropy

Anne KarusoDecember 3, 2015

The mastermind of Sydney Uni’s phenomenally successful INSPIRED campaign, Tim Dolan, talks true partnerships with donors, why Australian philanthropists “are every bit as generous” as their American counterparts, and why $100 million gifts will be the new mega-gifts in five years’ time. ...

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Direct mail as a pipeline for major giving

fpadminNovember 20, 2015

Jaclyn Moore reveals how the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute is stewarding donors acquired through direct mail and helping them lift their giving to the ...

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Reach your major donors with… crowdfunding?

fpadminNovember 3, 2015

Yes, you read that right. Crowdfunding – the online platform better known for soliciting microdonations – can also provide charities with big gifts, Liz Henderson finds....

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Major Gifts

How the National Museum secured a $1.5M donation for its digital classroom plan

Orygen’s capital campaign secures $12.76 million by building networks

Ma & Morley – How UON was gifted US$20m

Transformation: the Butterfly Campaign

Here’s how to fine-tune your major gifts program

When NOT to launch a capital campaign!

Capital campaign fundraising: a first-ever for this grassroots gallery

Major gifts preparation: how much can someone really give?

How Hummingbird House raised $10 million

$950,000 donation to The Shepherd Centre

Capital campaign: yours for life

Major gifts: getting to the heart of what matters

Major gifts fundraising for nonprofit organisations

If you build it, gifts will come

A ‘quiet phase’ worth shouting about

When $1 million slips under the radar

Always make big plans: How the University of Sydney has INSPIRED giving

Always make big plans: How the University of Sydney has INSPIRED philanthropy

Direct mail as a pipeline for major giving

Reach your major donors with… crowdfunding?

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