GOBEL GROUP Blog

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Healthcare fundraisers know there are unique challenges when fundraising based on someone’s medical experience. Those who have fundraised for hospice care know these challenges are especially distinctive, and yet the gifts resulting from these difficult philanthropic conversations can be awe-inspiring.

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Did we miss a principal/transformational healthcare gift at your organization, or somewhere else? Send the information to research@gobelgroup.com and we’ll add it to our tracker!

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Hopefully there are at least basic reports you are reviewing throughout the year – new donors, lapsed donors, loyal donors, overall revenue, donors, and gift counts.  If you don’t currently have these basic reports, now is the time to befriend your data colleagues and work on developing them. While these are important reports to show how your programs are performing overall, I invite you to dig in deeper and explore the how and why of your results. This will really help you move from simply answering the question “How did it go?” and moving toward “Where do we go from here?” In other words, becoming strategic through an understanding of the data.

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Europe

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COVID-19 destroyed lives and livelihoods as it burned through our cities and towns. For healthcare organizations, it was a test of readiness and resolve. Our institutions responded rapidly with testing, treatments, new protocols and vaccines. They showed real agility as facilities were repurposed, staff members redeployed, and the plans, projects and prospects of the pre-pandemic world were put on hold.

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North America & Caribbean

[image_with_animation image_url=”4626″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”]It’s officially my favorite time of the year! The season of Thanksgiving (it also happens to be National Gratitude Month) reminds me why our work as Advancement professionals really matters, and indeed, it is a perfect time to express my profound gratitude to our benefactors.  And for principal and presidential gift prospects, it’s even more important to capitalize on the opportunity to recognize these donors’ generosity.  In this post, we will explore creative ways to steward principal gift prospects – in this season of Thanksgiving and beyond.

To start, let’s be reminded of the definition of stewardship: the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.  I would argue one of the core responsibilities of a gift officer is to build meaningful relationships, and the most successful principal gift officers embrace the opportunity to be good stewards of these relationships.  Many Advancement shops have dedicated stewardship and donor relations teams, but stewardship of principal gift prospects shouldn’t fall only on their shoulders.  There must be a genuine partnership between Advancement professionals across disciplines and other stakeholders in the organization that ultimately results in a highly customized stewardship plan for your most important donors.