Nonprofit Fundraisers Need to Consistently Host 1:1 Donor Meetings

Nonprofit GrowthDevelopment
Written By Sherry Quam Taylor
Image of a nonprofit leader meeting with a donor at a coffee shop and making a one on one connection to deepen the relationship.

You know what surprises me?

The number of fundraisers that AREN’T consistently hosting 1:1 donor meetings.

 

Honestly, too many fundraisers don’t know how to move donor relationships beyond the event or volunteer experience and into investment-level conversation.

 

Do your fundraisers know how to do this?

 

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Image of Sherry Quam Taylor with a quote, "You know what surprises me? The number of fundraisers that aren't consistently hosting 1:1 donor meetings."

 

So, what happens when I coach fundraising teams on how to start doing this?

 

They get WAY BIGGER gifts. They get more UNRESTRICTED gifts.

 

Like 2X - 10X bigger.

 

I see it all the time.

 

EDs: It's your job to make sure your team is prepared to attract investment-level donors and engage them in deep conversations/relationships. This is not a natural skill set every fundraising professional has had training in.

 

Last thing I’ll say about this…

👉 Your fundraising team must know how to lead every donor to their best gift, every year. If they’re letting major donors regularly give outside of 1:1 donor meetings and direct solicitations (like events or appeals), you're leaving money on the table. Often, 7-figures worth.

 

If you know your team needs help making this shift in 2026, you can apply here to work with me.

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Sherry Quam Taylor

Sherry Quam Taylor works with business-minded Nonprofit CEOs whose Strategic Plans require expansive budgets and larger amounts of general-operating revenue for growth. To become investment-level ready, Sherry helps leaders see their revenue potential and helps them see what may be blocking donors from giving in this way. Sherry’s clients know how to attract larger donors by solving the funding challenges at the root of the issue.

As a result of learning her methodology, Sherry’s clients become sustainable, diversify revenue, and know how to add significant amounts gen-ops revenue to their budgets. But mostly, their development departments and board have transformed into high-ROI revenue generators – aligning their hours with relational dollars and set free from the limitations of transactional fundraising.

Sherry attributes the success of her business to her passion for modeling radical confidence to the future CEOs in her house - her two college-aged daughters.

https://www.QuamTaylor.com
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