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An aggressive eCRM strategy
By VINAY BHAGAT
Many organizations have successfully used the Internet for direct-response and special-events fundraising, but few have tapped its potential for major giving. The question nonprofit professionals should ask is not whether donors will give a major gift online, but whether online marketing and constituent relationship management can support major-donor identification and cultivation. Historically, major-gift efforts primarily have sourced donors through two avenues: referrals from other key donors and board members; and direct-mail programs. In the referral model, development officers target high-net-worth individuals and find ways to speak to them via existing relationships. In the