Donor Relationship Management

With so many options from which donors can select, standing out through a stellar impact offering is imperative. So here are some tips for doing just that. 

It’s not about you. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking your organization is the story. People aren’t buying your organization. When someone asks: “What do you do?” they’re not interested in your organization so much as what your organization accomplishes.

When you think about all of the areas of fundraising and what goes into each, why does it usually seem like stewardship draws the short straw?

Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor.

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Organizations that seek to find growth and success depend on a cause community to carry them. Jamie Bearse of ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer shares how his organization developed the ZERO Flywheel method to build and keep a community engaged.

When a potential donor, volunteer, supporter, board member, employee, executive and others with an interest in a nonprofit seek information about that nonprofit, they typically look for an annual report first.

It's always a good thing to be as transparent as possible to your donors. So here are my top five best practices when it comes to recurring gift receipts.

Often, donors are not giving what they could because you are not presenting them with a donor offer that motivates them to give more.

Nonprofit leaders are both cheerleaders and salespeople for their organizations. They draw on critical communication tools that will help build and nurture relationships that ultimately bring awareness and support to their causes. Here are some ways to do that.