{"id":21888,"date":"2024-08-22T10:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=21888"},"modified":"2025-06-08T19:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:58:04","slug":"secrets-to-the-perfect-gift-officer-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/secrets-to-the-perfect-gift-officer-portfolio","title":{"rendered":"Secrets to the Perfect Gift Officer Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Secrets to the Perfect Gift Officer Portfolio<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>Secrets to the Perfect Gift Officer Portfolio<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"hero-resource-download\" id=\"hero-resource-download-block_4d61522737b485ad1ec3ece71f872aaa\">\n        <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-icon\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Whitepaper.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-type\">\n                <h6>Infographic<\/h6>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-button\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/INFOGRAPHIC-Secrets-to-the-Perfect-Gift-Officer-Portfolio.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-no-arrow\" download=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"alternating-content-standard alternating-content-standard-white white-bg\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-md-between \">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                <div class=\"alternating-content-standard__content\">\n                    <p class=\"body-large\">Make three simple adjustments to build a perfect, data-driven prospect portfolio. With the easy-to-follow tips in this free infographic, gift officers can more effectively manage priority prospects and improve fundraising results.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"body-medium\">\n<li><b>Streamline:<\/b> There is a perfect number of prospects (spoiler: it\u2019s 120) and a real-world penalty for bloating your portfolio (nobody wants issues with qualification, forecasting, and cultivation.)<\/li>\n<li><b>Focus:<\/b> When fundraisers target only top-tier, high capacity and high inclination prospects, they report amazing results, especially for major and planned giving.<\/li>\n<li><b>Visit:<\/b> More than half of assigned prospects are not visited; smaller portfolios can help, especially when you visit the right prospects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"body-large\">To start building and managing a better prospect portfolio (the smaller the better), download the free infographic now.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-md-5\">\n                <div class=\"alternating-content-standard__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/INFOGRAPHIC-Secrets-to-the-Perfect-Gift-Officer-Portfolio-infographic-reduced-shared-FINAL-8-15-24-1-208x300-1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three simple fixes can transform any fundraiser\u2019s portfolio from adequate to extraordinary. 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