The Difference Between a Principal Gift and a Mega Gift

You just landed a ten million dollar mega gift for your organization. It’s the donation that you’ve always dreamed about! For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. Gifts like this don’t come along that often, but when they do, they can dramatically change an organization. That may seem obvious, however, there has been some conversations as to whether mega gifts are a good thing. I personally think they are a GREAT thing and appreciate generous donors who feel compelled to share their wealth in that way. Click here to read my recent article on Bloomerang.