Cultivating your potential major gift donors builds and strengthens your relationship with them. Cultivation is a fundraising art, and today you’re going to learn tips on Cultivating Donors. Assuming you’ve been following the Major Gifts Challenge, you already should have a list of your top prospective donors ready to cultivate. If … [Read more...]
The Sizable Impact of High Stakes Asking: Interview with Kent Stroman
My latest interview brought me to Kent Stroman, president of the Institute for Conversational Fundraising. This video is sponsored by Bloomerang. Help yourself to free fundraising resources including educational webinars, assessments and downloadables. Interview Highlights Watch the full interview above or read the highlights … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Communicate Social Return on Investment to Donors
Donors make a social investment to fund your cause. They have a stake in the outcome. Today I want to talk to you about showing donors the return on their investment. In last week’s video, I talked about expressing gratitude and donor love. Today I want to take that sentiment to the next level. It’s wonderful to tell donors how much you … [Read more...]
Love Letters and Dining Out: 2 Uncommon Ways to Appreciate Your Donors
Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day right in the middle of the month, love swirls all around us in February. As your fundraising partner, I’m always looking at ways the culture can help you be more successful. One thing for sure, you love your donors. Valentine’s Day is a good time to tell them you love them. It’s also a good time … [Read more...]
Personalize Donor Recognition for Your Campaign: Interview with Karen Singer
My latest interview brought me to Karen Singer of Karen Singer Tileworks. Karen works with her clients to create artwork that becomes a visual mission statement, sparking an emotional connection between the donor and the organization. Donor stewardship is an important part of the fundraising process. In this video interview, we … [Read more...]
Fundraising Lessons Learned from a Near Drowning
Earlier this summer, a 7 year-old girl (we’ll call her Susan) nearly drowned in my town pool. The really frightening part is that Susan knew how to swim. What's more, she was in the shallow end of the pool at the time of the incident. As a parent, this is one of my worst nightmares -- having a fun day in the summer only to turn into a … [Read more...]
Beyond Storytelling: StoryLIVING with Tammy Zonker
Storytelling is all the rage right now in the nonprofit sector. Stories help donors connect with our missions and ignite their passion for important causes. Stories have been used for thousands of years to connect people to one another. Today in our virtual worlds with virtual reality, we aim to bring donors into our stories, our missions, … [Read more...]
What’s Your Ask-to-Thank Ratio? Lynne Wester talks Donor Relations
At an AFP Conference in Boston, I had the privilege of sitting down with Lynne Wester, Donor Relations Guru, to discuss the importance of thanking donors without asking. Interview Highlights (Transcript) Here are some highlights from our interview, but definitely take a few minutes to watch it this video in its entirety -- there's … [Read more...]
5 Lessons Learned at the 2016 AFP International Conference
If you had the opportunity to attend the AFP International Conference in Boston this week, I’m sure you learned a lot. I know I did. Here are a few of my favorite takeaways. Some are from educational sessions and others are from conversations I had in the hallways. 1. Women need more confidence when applying for nonprofit jobs. Men … [Read more...]
Wounded Warrior Project Scandal: What Can Nonprofits Learn?
Video Transcript Steve Nardizzi, former CEO of Wounded Warrior Project, was an amazing leader for the Wounded Warrior Project. He took the organization from teeny-tiny, to a budget of over $400 Million in only a few years. Very few organizations and CEO’s can say that. Imagine how many people you can help with $1 million versus $400 … [Read more...]
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