Major Gift Best Practices and Current Philanthropy Trends

We are excited to welcome Meg George, co-founder of consultancy George Philanthropy Group, to lead us in a session about major and principal gift best practices and how current trends in philanthropy advance an organization's reliance and need for these skills in major gifts. As campaign and development counsel to nonprofits around the country, including those amidst significant capital campaigns, Meg will offer tangible takeaways and best-in-class recommendations around the four stages of a major gift solicitation, including real-life donor profiles, example asks, and frequently-faced challenges in securing visits and executing on thoughtful solicitations. Her work is rooted in a relationship-centric, impact-oriented approach to soliciting philanthropic investments, planning for long-term sustainability, and funding initiatives through personalized, deliberate activity.

 Wednesday, September 25

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Non-Profit Center, 89 South Street, Boston

Registration: $25 for WID members (through Friday 9/20/24)
$40 for non-members (and members who register late, after Friday, 9/20/24)

Feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks will be provided.

No refunds within 7 days of the program.

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Meg George, co-founder and president of George Philanthropy Group, is a philanthropy advisor and campaign strategist. Working with both institutional nonprofits and philanthropists across the country, Meg, her husband and partner, Phil, and their team focus on maximizing charitable investments to generate outcomes. The firm leads organizations through the preparation for and execution of campaigns and helps to plan for long-term sustainability through the implementation of relationship-centric major gift programs. Aside from her work with nonprofits, philanthropists rely on Meg's expertise to build private foundations and help align philanthropic investments with outcome-driven causes. A keynote speaker and author on philanthropy, Meg launched a children’s book about the power and joy of giving back, What's Philanthropy to Philomena?, in November 2023. She and her family reside in South Florida and New York.