Madison, WI, August 14, 2014 – Marcy Heim, a highly sought after national and international major gift relationship building expert has announced her upcoming 2-day live MORE Major Gifts Workshops. Asking the right questions, how to increase life balance, how to gain specific skills like writing and speaking a major gift ask and creating a relationship action plan will be only a few of the many key take-aways from her workshops.
Attendees can also expect to learn:
1. Data mining from the annual fund to find new major gift givers
2. Criteria for ranking prospects on capacity and interest
3. Assessing giving readiness
4. Creating a relationship action plan for a major gift prospect
5. Determining appropriate actions for your board and volunteers to take in deepening and advancing the major gift relationship
6. Creating opportunities for support
7. Writing a major gift ask
8. Delivering a major gift ask
9. Creating declarations from challenges to focus your time on major gift relationship building tasks
10. Identifying appropriate stewardship and recognition options
11. Involving board and volunteers in the stewardship process
12. Using the Cycle of Successful Relationships™ to train board members
Heim explains, “Major gifts, whatever that number is for you and your donors, can be transformational for your organization and the difference you can make in composing a good world. You will leave with a plan for your best next steps for long-term giving success!”
The More Major Gifts Workshops will start in Milwaukee, WI from September 10-11, 2014. More information about the More Gifts Workshop can be found here: http://marcyheim.com/speaking-and-training/moremajorgifts
About Marcy Heim
Marcy Heim, CFRE, and Founder of The Artful Asker, is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker and coach to fundraising leadership, staff and key volunteers who are composing a good world with philanthropy for their missions.
Her book, ‘Empowering Your Board to Serve as Effective Development Ambassadors’ is in its 4th printing and a key tool for Board and staff alike in understanding major giving partnerships. Marcy’s teaching reflects over 20 years of firsthand major gift fundraising and management experience at the UW Foundation where she and her team raised millions of dollars by creating the genuine relationships she promotes in her presentations. She led her unit through three successful comprehensive campaigns including the $1.8 billion Create the Future Campaign.
Marcy was presented the CASE Crystal Apple Award for teaching excellence. She is a recipient of the AFP Outstanding Fundraising Professional award. She’s regularly featured at AFP, AHP and CASE Conferences and holds a UW-Madison Natural Sciences degree. Through her VIP Coaching Program and MORE Major Gifts workshops, she empowers fundraising staff, Non-profit Boards, Executive Directors, University leadership and volunteers though the key steps of transformational major-gift success.
