by Guest Contributor | Nov 18, 2024 | Focus, Planning, Year-end | Discipline, Focus, Fundraising, Management, Planning, Year-End
There are 22 workdays until Dec. 20. You’ll likely also work a few of the days between then and Dec. 31, so let’s call it a holiday-specific 25 workdays til year-end. How are you going to use that time? Not long ago, my colleague Karen Kendrick calculated that out of...
by Jeff Schreifels | Nov 8, 2024 | Asking, Fear, Passions and Interests, Year-end Giving | Asking, Fundraising, Giving, Passions and Interests, Year-End
You have roughly 5-6 weeks left in the year to have face-to-face conversations with your donors and to ask for gifts. I say that because all of your donor meetings really should be wrapped up by December 15th as it becomes way too busy for people to meet with you...
by Karen Kendrick | Nov 6, 2024 | End of Year, Planning, Year-end Fundraising | Accountability, Focus, Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Motivation, Planning, Year-End
This is it, folks! For many of you, this is the most significant time of year for donor giving. That’s why it’s so critical to be working in a mindful, planful, and strategic way. How you show up in relationship with your donors can make a big difference during such...
by Karen Kendrick | Dec 15, 2023 | Communication, Donor Communication, Email, Holidays, Planning | Communication, Planning, Structure, Year-End
Everyone at the office is just about ready to shut down their laptops for some time off during the holidays. But you don’t want to leave your donors hanging. What if they have questions about sending in a last-minute year-end gift? Now, this doesn’t mean you or your...