Asking for Donations with Ease is a 4-part series that will help you overcome your fear of asking and gain so much confidence that asking will become rudimentary. In part two of this series, we compared the fear of asking to your initial fear of learning to drive. Today, driving a vehicle is practically effortless. Some of us even multitask … [Read more...]
Asking for Donations with Ease – Part 2: The Key to Crushing Your Fear
Asking for Donations with Ease is a 4-part series that will help you overcome your fear of asking and gain so much confidence that asking will become second nature. In part one, you learned about the seven deadly fears of asking and you were reminded about another fear you had that was just as daunting when you were younger -- learning to … [Read more...]
Asking for Donations with Ease – Part 1: The 7 Deadly Fears of Asking
Asking for donations with ease... it sounds too good to be true, right? After all, asking for a gift is the most feared part of fundraising. Most development directors and executive directors I’ve met are afraid to ask. And I’d guess you’re (at least a little) afraid to ask, too. But in addition to being the most feared part of … [Read more...]
5 Things You Can Do NOW to Prepare for Year-End Giving
The time for year-end giving (i.e., fall fundraising) seems to come faster and faster each year. Back to school shopping ends and Halloween decorations line the aisles of your favorite stores. If you wait until Halloween rolls around, you'll have waited too long. So, carpe diam -- seize the day! The reason it’s so important to prepare … [Read more...]
How Nonprofits and Donors can Build Epic Partnerships: Unicorns Unite!
There’s a new book out called, Unicorns Unite: How Nonprofits and Foundations Can Build Epic Partnerships. It’s by Jessamyn Shams-Lau, Jane Leu, and Vu Le. I’ve swapped out one word in the subtitle of the book ("foundations" for "donors") for the title of this post and identified my "lessons learned" from this insightful and fun book … [Read more...]
4 Fundraising Lessons Learned from a Mangy Fox
There’s a sickly fox in my neighborhood. He has a bad case mange (or so I’m told) and is clearly starving. I don’t live in a rural area or near any woods, so I wonder... what’s he doing here? This poor little fox... lost, confused, looking for food. I’ve seen him on my street three times this week. There Goes the Neighborhood There’s a … [Read more...]
3 Website Tweaks to Improve Your Donor Retention: Interview with Jay Wilkinson
I had the opportunity to interview Jay Wilkinson of Firespring. Jay's expertise revolves around donor retention and, in particular, what people can do to improve their online presence. In this interview, Jay shares 3 simple but effective website tweaks to to help you retain donors, as well as more insights regarding donor … [Read more...]
The ABC’s of Identifying Major Donors: Access, Belief, Capacity — and Generosity?
If you are responsible for major gift fundraising, one of your important tasks is to identify prospective major gift donors. In other words, you need to discover those people who are most likely to give major gifts to your organization. Frequently, development professionals will call me in search of “new” potential prospects for major … [Read more...]
Latest 2018 Data from Giving USA is Good News! (For Now)
Giving USA is the most widely anticipated and recognized report on the “state of our sector.” It’s the State of the Union for philanthropy, if you will. And the latest data from Giving USA is good news! For now... Below is a summary of what's in this video -- not an exact transcript. But you'll get the gist whether you decide to read, … [Read more...]
10 Questions to Ask Donors BEFORE Asking for a Gift
You understand fundraising is about relationships. But building relationships with donors is easier said than done. One reason building relationships is challenging is that it's often difficult to get meetings with prospective donors. And you do need to meet with donors to learn about them and build the relationship. Another reason … [Read more...]
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