{"product_id":"major-gifts-in-two-hours-a-week","title":"Major Gifts in Two Hours a Week","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#0095DA;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording, Slides and Bonus Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#0C8643;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Whopping 92% of the People Who Attended This Nonprofit Webinar Rated It As Great to Excellent!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003eDon’t let the phrase “major gifts” scare you off.  Major gifts are the gifts we cultivate and solicit one on one.  Where we think about our donors individually and come up 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Brian gave realistic and practical tips for getting a major gifts program started in a non-profit shop.  Really great!  Thank you!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;background-color:transparent;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003eCheryl Price, Ignite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e“I liked the interaction with allowing us to ask questions. It was very personable.   His openness about how he prefers to interact one on one helped me understand his feelings about large groups and special events.  I may change our focus to one or two events a year now.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003eSusan Mergen, Center for Human Services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e“Clear, effective, step by step guide to starting a major gift effort with limited time and resources.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003eKatharine Kinsolving, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e“Very insightful. Full of great information.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003eAmber Sizer, Epilepsy Foundation Central \u0026amp; South Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e“Brian provides practical tips and resources to help manage a major donor effort - from small to large. 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