Values-Based Major Giving Academy
Feel good about your fundraising.
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Move more money to mission.
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Master fundraising strategies and practices proven to make the most of your time and raise more money.
Feel Good Fundraising
Do you feel like there’s never enough time or money?
Does fundraising leave you feeling fake and burnt out?
It doesn’t have to feel so hard. There is another way.
In our Values-Based Major Giving Academy, we teach fundraising strategies and practices proven to make the most of your time and move more money to mission. We show you how to break the cycle of not enough and feel good about your fundraising.
Break the cycle of not enough.
It doesn’t have to feel so hard. There is a way to raise enough money for your mission and feel good about it.
We’ve been there. In that endless loop of not enough time and not enough money, and so much need. And we’ll be honest, sometimes raising money left us feeling fake, burnt-out, or just icky. Nearly 15 years ago, we started looking for a better way.
We started trying stuff – fundraising practices that felt more authentic, more respectful of our community, our colleagues, and ourselves.
We found more direct, community-focused ways to raise all the money our missions really needed.
And it worked. Individual giving revenue grew by more than 10 percent per year over a ten-year period.
This experience changed the way we fundraise forever. And now we want to share what we learned with you.
We created our Values-Based Major Giving Academy to teach you our step-by-step system to break down the traditional, never-ending fundraising cycle using the power of your organizational values. All so you can make the most of your time and move more money to mission.
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By the end of Values-Based Major Giving Academy, you’ll have:
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A deep understanding of community-centric, relational major gifts fundraising.
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A clear message about what it takes to fuel your mission.
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Criteria and processes for qualifying donors for your one-to-one giving program.
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Cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans ready for your donors.
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A sustainable system for raising more money every single year.
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Most importantly, you’ll feel good about fundraising and confident that you can get the resources to achieve your mission.
Meet Your Teachers
Laura Vitelli and Sarah Staiger
Your presenters have made the big mistakes and celebrated the bigger wins from building power with organized people and organized money. Now we have a fundraising framework that offers you more money for mission and more ease and joy in your work. With 50 years' experience and many millions raised for mission-driven organizations, we're spilling all we know so that you can move more money to mission, center your community and live up to your values.
Values-Based Major Giving is for you if:
Special Offer
Learn with your team and save
Change is easier when you're not alone. Join our virtual major giving academy with your whole fundraising team and start learning a new, values-based way to raise more money through major gifts.
$1,097 for two or more people from your team.
That's less than the cost of your annual report, less than the cost of a mailing, and major gifts will raise more money than both of those combined.
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BIPOC-led orgs get 40% off. The whole team gets community-centered major gifts training for just $658.
Special Pricing for BIPOC Organizations
We recognize that organizations led-by Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been systematically under-funded relative to white led and white-dominant cultured organizations. So, we offer an optional 40% discount to BIPOC-led* organizations.
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BIPOC organizations that choose this discount pay $478.
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*To qualify for this discount, an organization must:
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Have an Executive Director and/or CEO who is Black, Indigenous, or person of color and
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Have a board and/or staff that are at least 51% Black, Indigenous, or people of color and
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Serve primarily Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color.
Values-Based Major Giving Details
Format
Values-Based Major Giving will be offered live online. Sessions will include presentations and opportunities to interact with the instructors and other students. Sessions will be recorded and made available to registered participants.
Special Dates
Values-Based Major Giving Orientation
Monday, February 12, 11-11:45 a.m. CT
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Q & As
Wednesday, February 28, 11-12 p.m. CT
Wednesday, March 20, 11-12 p.m. CT
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Values-Based Major Giving Reflection
Friday, March 29, 11-12 p.m. CT
Course Schedule
Tuesdays, February 13-March 26
9-10:30 a.m. CT
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1. Identify Supporters
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2. Choose Donors
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3. Create the Environment
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4. Build Trust
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5. Agitate with Love
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6. Make the Ask
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7. Engage with Gratitude
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Course Highlights
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A Deep Dive into Values-Based Fundraising
Uncover how aligning your fundraising strategies and practices with your organizational values can help you raise more money.
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Live Interactive Sessions
Engage with SVA experts during seven live instructional sessions, an orientation, a reflection and two Q&As offered over the course of eight weeks.That's 11 consulting sessions for $797.
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Practical Learning Objectives
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Tools, templates, and resources
Master the art of walking donors through the gift life cycle, learn how to advocate for one-to-one fundraising, and more.
Equip yourself with qualification tools, cultivation plans, clear scripts for solicitations, and an annual stewardship template.
Values Based Major Giving Academy:
Terms and Conditions
We are confident in the value and impact of our Values Based Major Giving Academy, and we want you to experience it risk-free. Here are the terms and conditions of our refund policy and our satisfaction guarantee:
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30-Day Refund Policy:
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Take comfort in our 30-day refund policy. We offer this in case something changes in your life or work. This refund policy is active from the date of purchase and offers a no-questions-asked full refund.
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Refunds are available at any point of purchase through February 1st, 2024.
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Satisfaction Guarantee:
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Eligibility
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To be eligible for the satisfaction guarantee, participants must complete all course modules, attend the kickoff session, participate in Q&A sessions, and engage in the final reflection session.
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Requests for a satisfaction guarantee must be submitted in writing to sva@staigervitelli.com.
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The request must be made no earlier than 48 hours after the final live course offering and no later than 2 weeks after the final live course offering.
2. Meeting Requirement:
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Upon submitting an eligible satisfaction guarantee request, a brief Zoom meeting with our team is required.
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The purpose of this meeting is to discuss your concerns and explore ways to address them.
3. Refund Process:
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If, after the meeting with our team, you still find the course unsatisfactory, a full refund will be processed within 30 days of the meeting.
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Contact Information:
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All refund and satisfaction guarantee requests must be sent in writing to sva@staigervitelli.com.
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We value your commitment to strengthening your ability to move money to your mission and for trusting us with your purchase of Values-Based Major Giving Academy, and we are dedicated to ensuring your satisfaction. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.
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PO Box 4363
St Paul, MN 55104
Values-Based Fundraising © 2021 by Staiger Vitelli and Associates LLC is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0