July 30, 2025
June 8, 2025

San Antonio Nonprofits Convene to Raise Millions In Partnership With Texas Philanthropists

Major Gifts Ramp-Up San Antonio promises to unite a broad cross-section of the River City’s nonprofit executives, board members and volunteers for two powerful days of inspiration. Designed to introduce millionaire philanthropists to Texas charities, this 2-DAY CONFERENCE EVENT will equip participants with the skills and resources needed to grow their important missions. Over 100 nonprofit leaders are expected to attend on July 23–24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, at the Beldon […]
June 18, 2025

Chris Smith – 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Donor Relations

I made a year-end gift to a favorite charity several years ago. It was the fulfillment of a pledge made months before. Outside of church, this was the largest check I had ever written to a non-profit. For me, it was a big check. A really big check. I counted the CEO as a friend, had volunteered at the facility, and believed in their mission. Writing the check filled me with joy. It felt good. […]
June 24, 2025

San Antonio Nonprofits Rally for Major Gifts Ramp-Up

San Antonio Nonprofits Rally for Major Gifts Ramp-Up is fundraising veteran Jim Eskin’s take on a July 2025 conference event that’s taking the River City by storm! Here’s what Eskin has to share: When Louis Fawcett first reached out about organizing a Major Gifts Ramp-Up (MGRU) conference in San Antonio, we jumped at the idea. When he shared that Bexar County has 19,451 millionaire households with a net worth of $10,000,000 plus we said “We’ve got to […]
July 17, 2025

Major Gifts Ramp-Up launches Game-Changing Web Platform for Fundraising Success

MGRU launches Game-Changing Website for Fundraising Success is a important announcement made by America’s leading group of major gifts fundraisers. For decades, nonprofit leaders seeking capital, fundraising, and endowment campaign support have faced the same frustrating options: expensive consultants, inflexible contracts, and models that raised money for buildings but left operations scrambling, for operations but not equipment or facilities, or for an endowment to meet future, not current, financial needs. All of that changes with […]