The Hodge Group Blog
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Legacy Giving: Building a Culture That Invites Donors to Invest Beyond Their Lifetime
Planned giving is often approached as a technical function of fundraising: identify prospects, explain charitable vehicles, provide appropriate language and invite donors to include the organization in their estate plans. All of those things matter. But they are not what makes someone want to leave a legacy.There is a moment in the life of a…
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How to Create a Strategic Plan that Invites Fundraising (and delights your donors)
Does your organization have the infrastructure to support its vision? A strategic plan should help leadership answer that question with confidence before it asks the community to invest.A strategic plan is the roadmap that guides leadership toward an easy “no thank you” and donors toward an easy “yes.” It identifies the organization’s highest priorities, establishes…
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Campaign Feasibility Study: What You Need to Know
A regional healthcare organization spent a year building board alignment around a $12 million campaign. Leadership was confident. The case felt airtight. A feasibility study, they decided, was an unnecessary delay.When quiet-phase outreach began, a different reality surfaced. Several top prospects were surprised to learn of the scale of the project and others had significant…
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