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It Takes a Village: Internal Partners in Major Gifts
A gift once took eleven months to close. Not because the donor said no.
Because one person was carrying five jobs.
On this week's episode of The Intentional Fundraiser, I tell the story of a major gift that stalled for nearly a year, and what finally unstuck it. Spoiler: it wasn't a better pitch. It was the right people in the room.
We talk about:
Why cross-functional collaboration is non-negotiable in 2026
Who belongs at your major gifts table
How to run a focused 30-minute coalition meeting that gets real results
Who on your team, outside of development, deserves more credit for your last…
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