Despite the solitary nature of most giving, there are lots of ways to create a feeling of community for your donors. Here are some ideas.
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Tag: Donor-relationship management
7 Sports-Inspired Strategies to Drive Nonprofit Excellence
While nonprofits and sports seem worlds apart, they operate with similar themes. Here are some sports-inspired strategies for your nonprofit.
Read MoreAre You Talking to the Wrong Donors?
Here’s why a tiered caseload is so valuable to your fundraising success — and why you might be talking to the wrong donors.
Read MoreThe Power of Listening: Diversifying Revenue Streams for Nonprofits
In today’s rapidly changing philanthropic landscape, nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in securing sustainable funding for their missions. While traditional fundraising methods remain important, nonprofits must adapt to new strategies to stay ahead.
Read MoreHow to Tell Prospective Donors What You Do
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.
Read MoreBuild a Community of Cause Champions
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.
Read MoreWhat’s Love Got to Do With Fundraising?
Turns out love has everything to do with fundraising. Relationship Fundraising 3.0 from the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy proves it.
Read MoreSaying ‘No’ to a Major Donor
The relationship started like any other. The donor wanted to give to a specific program. The organization was very happy to help her do it. Things were going well for a while, but then came the suggestions.
Read MoreMajor Gifts: How to Love “The Same Old Thing”
Effective major gifts work is, at its essence, serving the interests and passions of a donor. This may sound formulaic—it may sound basic and boring. But, just do this (and do it well) and you will be wildly successful. Don’t ever search for a replacement to a tried-and-true formula for doing anything. Instead, use the formula or approach and innovate within it…
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