Do you consider yourself a good fundraiser, one with good habits and instincts? Wanna know some bad habits you should totally avoid? A blog by Jeff Brooks, 7 Bad Habits of Ineffective Fundraisers” made me laugh and think I should share these with you today. BTW, I love this book, iRRESISTABLE COMMUNICATIONS too and I […]
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Create Opportunities With These Summer Fundraising Ideas
Wow, here it is almost Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of Summer 2018! Can you believe it? So let’s talk Summer Fundraising, let’s talk creative events we can use to build relationships and give opportunities for summertime fun, events that volunteers can help you pull together, events that you and your staff and board […]
Time Management Tips for the Small Non Profit
What is your most important Development task right now? Ever get overwhelmed by what to do next on your to-do list, what will get the best results, what would the experts say? Listen up for some super efficient advice!
How Do You Keep The Donor Love Alive
You work so hard to get those new donors so now what are you going to do to build the relationship and keep the love alive? Here are some great ideas for you right now!
What You Need to Know Now About the State of Direct Mail
You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again, direct mail is dead! No one opens their mail! WRONG! Statistics show that over 84% of today’s donations arrive off-line! Learn more now!
Need Some Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors?
How about some great ideas for thanking your donors that will keep you showing sincere gratitude while building a solid connection and future relationship? check it out!
How Do You Feel About An ASK a Month?
How many Donor ASK ‘s are you doing (asking) this year? Would you consider doing an Ask a month for a total of 12 ASK’s Annually? Stay tuned and learn why this plan will work for you!
Do You Know How to Improve Your Renewal Rate by 400% ??? 20 Questions
How many charities are your donors currently supporting? How quickly should you thank a new donor? Do you believe that thanking a new donor within 48 hours can equal a 400% improvement in renewal rates? But wait, should you include an “ask” in your thank you letter? And do sad or happy photos raise more […]
How Many Times A Year Should You ‘Ask’ Your Donors For Gifts?
Hey, how often can you ask in a year without driving off donors? And should you work more on raising awareness than raising money? And do you think Newsletters lose money? So many good questions and even better answers taken from Tom Aherns 20 Questions, The Donor Communications Test! You Need to Take this Test […]
What You Need to Know About Your Donors – 20 Questions
What You Need to Know Now About Donor Communications Here are more Donor Communication Questions you need to know the answers to! Do you know what % of US charitable income is now raised online? Do you know if Direct Mail still works? And do you know how long your appeal letter should be for […]
20 Questions Created for Fundraisers
#SummerLearningSeries Today’s Topic, a Quiz! 20 QUESTIONS, the Donor Communications Test! Have You Taken This Quiz? Written by Tom Ahern and created for fundraisers, the goal is to promote a quick, common understanding of profitable, proven best-practices in appeals, newsletters and thanking your donors, both print and digital. 20 Questions: FREE downloadable test re: best […]
Is Your Donation Page Frustrating Your Donors? Mistake #8 No Social Media Links
https://youtu.be/UNytdp8S9XY A blog I read and admire struck a chord. Here are 9 Donation Page Mistakes you need to be certain you’re not making (the link to the blog is below). Today we explore Mistake #8 (No Social Media Links) and how to fix it! #SummerLearningSeries #BlockbusterFundraising #JoyOlsonGroup #Nonprofit #Fundraising http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2017/06/9-ways-you-might-be-chasing-donors-away-from-your-donation-pages.html
