Creative Ideas to Care for Donors
When Jeff and I think about this subject of caring for donors, we go one of two routes – either we create an exhaustive and complete list of ideas that you can execute to take care of donors, OR we simply tell you to keep telling donors, in as many ways you can, that...
14 Ways to Tell Your Donor She Made a Difference
“How do I tell my donor she made a difference?” the MGO asked. “I mean, there are only so many ways to do that.” Good question. Jeff and I routinely tell MGOs that there’s no limit to how many times they should tell a donor he’s making a difference. You could do it...
Are You Going to Report on Impact This Year?
By now you’ve closed the books on last year. You’ve properly thanked all the donors in your portfolio for their great gifts, and now your attention in the next couple of months will be on how well you report on the impact of those gifts. Unfortunately, this is where...
Does Reporting Back Really Make a Difference?
One tiny report makes a tremendous amount of difference, because it closes the giving loop. Just last week I heard about some MGOs who closed the reporting-back loop successfully, but another didn’t. The contrast is stunning. Those that closed the loop told their...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
