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Events that Actually Move Major Gifts
Her gala cost $40K. Her dinner cost $200.
Guess which one got a bigger gift.
On this week's episode, I tell the story of two events that happened the same spring, one an eleven-month gala, one a Wednesday dinner for eight people.
Only one of them led to real major gift conversations. It wasn't the expensive one.
We walk through the 3P framework I now use with clients: purpose, people, program, plus the follow-up system that turns a good event into an actual gift instead of a nice memory.
What's one event on your calendar right now that could use a smaller, more focused redesign?
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