Valentine’s Day is not just for couples. It’s a great time of the year for some hot donor retention strategies! The holiday reminds us that everyone deserves love and attention. That includes donors, too. It’s one of my favorite holidays to spread a little love to my donors. As a Development Director, I used
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Continue readingThis week I’ve got a special guest post by Jay Love, Co-Founder and current Chief Relationship Officer at Bloomerang. As a nonprofit professional, you know the value of building donor relationships. Impactful relationships keep your supporters coming back year after year to continue contributing to and engaging with your organization’s…
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Continue readingEven though you do everything you can to keep your donors happy, you’re still going to have lapsed donors. It’s crappy, because: You are donor focused. You thank and appreciate your donors. You share success stories that touch their hearts. You send out annual reports to let them know that you’re using their money
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Continue readingNow that 2019 has come to an end, did you reach your fundraising goal? If not, here are my top five tips for increasing donor giving & retention in 2020.
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Continue readingThe newly released 2019 Q1 Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s report is a truthful commentary on the status of how our sector is stewarding donors.
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Continue readingAfter reading this excellent post about How to Keep Your Monthly Donors by colleague Erica Waasdorp I was reminded of my frustrations with monthly giving donor stewardship. So, before I share 5 tips to stop ignoring your monthly donors, let’s take a look at the numbers.
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Continue readingDonor stewardship is what happens in the relationship-building activity and the communication process after a gift has been received.
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Continue readingGifts are coming in online and through the mail. Facebook friends are spontaneously raising money for your organization. I invite, no strongly recommend, you pay attention to your donors. People’s lives depend on it.
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Continue readingI don’t really believe in donor fatigue. I believe donors stop giving because we’re not inspiring them. Since I want to inspire you as fall fundraising season ramps up, I recorded this short pep talk where I direct you to a few tools you can use to exceed every goal you dreamed of.
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Continue readingLast week Giving USA released their annual giving report with excellent news: Charitable Giving in the U.S. was more than $400 billion in 2017 for the first time, ever. That’s a 5% increase over 2016.
Why? Economy is strong and the stock market is performing well — for now.
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