major gift
[/ˈmeɪdʒər ɡɪft/]
nounpl: major gifts
doação de grande vulto
1. A significant monetary or asset contribution made to a charitable organization, nonprofit institution, or educational establishment, typically from wealthy donors or corporations
The university received a major gift of $5 million from an anonymous donor to fund the new science building.
A universidade recebeu uma doação de grande vulto de 5 milhões de dólares de um doador anônimo para financiar o novo prédio de ciências.
2. In fundraising, a donation that significantly exceeds an organization's average gift size and requires specialized cultivation and stewardship
The nonprofit's major gift officer focuses on securing contributions above $100,000.
O oficial de doações de grande vulto da organização sem fins lucrativos concentra-se em garantir contribuições acima de $100.000.
In the USA and Brazil, major gifts are a cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising strategy. Organizations typically have dedicated major gift officers or teams. The threshold for what constitutes a 'major gift' varies by organization and sector—in universities it might be $100,000+, while smaller nonprofits may consider $10,000 as major. This is a specialized term used primarily in development/fundraising contexts.
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →