Bring Women Into the Circle of Giving

"Women tend to collaborate as opposed to compete. So when it comes to making proposals or working with people, it works a little better to have a collaborative approach rather than a competitive approach," Altin-Kemer says.

For that reason, she encourages organizations that want to solicit major gifts from women to start giving circles, where a group of women are all encouraged to give similar amounts. The money is then pooled and given to a common cause.