136: Diana Marquis on How the Development Director Doing It All Can Succeed with Major Gifts

About this episode

Diana Marquis discusses managing major gifts with limited resources and the importance of prospect research for development directors.

Diana Marquis, founder of DMgroup Consulting, reveals how to manage major gifts with limited resources—and why good prospect research is the secret weapon every development director needs. Read More in the Learning Edge Blog Resources Mentioned Connect with Diana: LinkedIn | DMgroup Consulting

People in this episode

Guest: Diana Marquis

Topics covered

• major gifts
• prospect research
• development director

Keywords

• DMgroup Consulting
• fundraising
• non-profit management

Mentioned in this episode

Products: prospect research

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