There was so much buzz in the philanthropic community around Warren Buffet’s gift announcement — the most I have heard in years. And yet . . . he is 75 years old and not famous for being generous until now.
One of the most fun capital campaigns I have worked on recently was a hospital campaign out west with a goal of $15 million.
In the first six months two $15 million major gifts were secured (yes, we were very lucky). I do a lot of video work for my clients and had the pleasure of interviewing both donors — one age 92 and a conservative banker with long-term ties to the community and the other age 52, a hedge fund manager in the community for only five years. Hearing their motivations for giving was fantastic.
We need to get stories like this out in our communities and to our nonprofit boards. Major gift fundraising can be rewarding with role model donors like these two. It’s wonderful to hear motivations for giving from age donors, men and women, different parts of the country, business backgrounds, self made or inherited wealth, and many other variations to build a collage of donor voices.
Tom Wilson
Author, Winning Gifts
Permanent Link: Two Role Model Donors
http://majorgiftsguru.com/2008/01/two-role-model-donors.html
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