Develop a great monthly giving program A monthly giving program can really help your organization. We know that on average 40% of giving from individuals occurs in December. Wouldn’t it be great to spread some of those gifts out over the whole year? Transitioning some of your donors to monthly gifts is the perfect way […]
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Developments Starring Role
“The skills of a good development director are much the same as those of a good sales manager. It is the job of an organization’s development director to inspire his or her salespersons—the volunteer solicitors—and arm them with all the tools they need to be successful. At the same time development directors must be able […]
Do you watch Shark Tank? How do you think your best presentation would fare with Mr. Wonderful? Learn some super successful presentation tips now! Want more? https://www.tvinsider.com/98529/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-gives-4-tips-on-how-to-succeed-with-the-sharks/
CONTENT IS KING!
Winning Content Ideas Your content is the key to your successful year-end appeal. By now, you’ve gathered your stories and created your plan. Use these tips to make sure you structure your content and present it in a way that is sure to yield great results. Four quick tips to winning content and formatting 1. […]
Monthly Giving Rules
Is Monthly Giving on your radar in 2017? Better Be! Erica Waasdorf has written one of the only books on Monthly Giving and it’s essential, efficient, and a perfect resource for Monthly Giving best practices. We review it today, Monthly Giving, the Sleeping Giant”. . . let’s wake up the giant now! Develop a […]
Why Retention Fundraising Matters, Knowing What the Donor Wants!
BBF Reviews: “The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks & The Answers All Donors Crave”
Wanna know what your Donors Want to Know? Sure You do! Today we review Harvey McKennon’s book, “The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks & The Answers All Donors Crave” to give your new donor insights! Stand by!
HOW EFFECTIVE IS OUR FUNDRAISING? AND THE SURVEY SAYS
The 2017 FEP Giving Effectiveness Report, (http://afpfep.org), which I read last weekend prompted this video and the video seems very somber, but so is the news! I personally trust this report due to the fact that 4 superstars, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, eTapestry and Neon put it the data together with nearly 11,000 nonprofits participating! Fundraisers, you […]
Build lasting wonderful relationships with your donors. Call and check in and watch your retention grow! Here are more great tips: https://callhub.io/improve-donor-stewardship/
Retention is the 2017 Game Plan
Keep Your Donors! Did you know that 8 out of 10 of your New Donors will not give another gift? There is a lot of good work you can do now to reverse a drooping retention rate! And here’s more Retention Info: https://bloomerang.co/blog/new-study-shows-donor-retention-rates-are-in-decline/
Donor Journey to Increased Retention Rate and Lifetime Loyalty
The Donor Journey begins with that first donation! Did you know that Individual donors account for 72% of all giving? Just think of how much more you could raise if you could retain and upgrade all of your donors. The sky is the limit! It is essential that you take the necessary steps to not […]
Review of an Exemplary Donor Year-End Email
Dec 30th! Today we review an exemplary 2016 year-end email and remind ourselves that a call to donors about the last chance IRA 2016 deduction could be important! Hope your emails are year-end asks are having fabulous results! Join us tomorrow for a live New Years Eve celebration with resolutions and trends for 2017.