How to Score Your First And Next Million Dollar Gift

Jim Eskin’s How To Score Your First Or Next Million-Dollar Gift is a must read for staff, board members and volunteers responsible for raising charitable gifts. Jim says, “The average organization leaves 90% of dollars behind without a robust major gift fundraising program”. Plus, he’s a great guy and a true friend to charity! ~ Jimmy LaRose, NANOE

Here’s what the author has to share about his latest work:

I vividly recall my late mother advising me that anybody can write a book, but you become an author when you’ve published at least two. In that spirit we couldn’t be more excited to announce the release of our second book, How To Score Your First or Next Million-Dollar Gift, to empower America’s professional and volunteer non-profit leaders to elevate their organizations to the next level of visibility, prestige and especially positive impact in filling their noble missions that touch, improve and save more lives.

This topic has been top of mind for years. We launched Eskin Fundraising Training LLC, in 2018 — as arguably the nation’s only fundraising consultancy that focuses exclusively on demystifying the art and science of fundraising, and trains, inspires and equips non-profit leaders with the comfort and confidence to overcome the fear of asking for gifts that keep far too many good causes from achieving their potential.

During an exciting career leading advancement programs for three institutions of higher education in the San Antonio region where I was fortunate to achieve landmark seven-figure gifts at each of the institutions, I was intrigued by the stark reality that so many accomplished business and community leaders who are virtually fearless in everything else they face in their professional, civic and personal lives were so terrified of asking for gifts. This led to the launch of our fundraising consulting/training practice. Since then, we have led more than 250 fundraising workshops webinars, TV webcasts, podcasts and board sessions and provided the training, coaching and support services that non-profits need to compete for and secure major gifts. We have authored more than 150 guest columns that have appeared in daily newspapers, business journals and blogs across the country, and publish Stratagems, a monthly e-newsletter exploring timely issues and trends in philanthropy. In 2019 we were proud to publish 10 Simple Fundraising Lessons.

Jim Eskin’s How To Score Your First Or Next Million-Dollar Gift

If I pay you $1 million for your home despite its condition, that’s exactly what it would be worth. The same is true when your non-profit earns its first or next million-dollar gift. Everything changes in the way you are viewed both internally and externally.  No matter how long it took to receive that first million-dollar gift, you can be assured that the next one will come much faster.

Our book presents in friendly terms how the foundational processes of discovery, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship are essentially the same in securing gifts of $1,000 and $1 million.

The book opens with detailed accounts of work with four million-dollar-plus donors with very different backgrounds, motivations and philanthropic visions for improving the world. The results were the same concluding with non-profits aligning visions, priorities and values with philanthropists to produce good works.

How To Score Your First or Next Million-Dollar Gift, 104 pages filled with strategies, best practices and homework assignments, will be available in September on the Eskin Fundraising Training website and Amazon. Quantity discounts are available to non-profits who want to share books with teams of management, development staff, board and volunteers.

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About the Author:

Jim Eskin’s consulting practice, Eskin Fundraising Training builds on the success of his more than 250 fundraising workshops, webinars and podcasts and provides the training, coaching and support services that non-profits need to compete for and secure major gifts. He has authored more than 100 guest columns that have appeared in daily newspapers, business journals and blogs across the country, and publishes Stratagems, a monthly e-newsletter exploring timely issues and trends in philanthropy. Sign up here for a free subscription. He is author of 10 Simple Fundraising Lessons, which can be purchased here.