You've been raising funds. You're organization is beginning to thrive. You're feeling good. But what you may not realize is that there's a fire licking at your heels. If you haven't been properly thanking your donors, the bridge between you and them is about to become a raging inferno! So, are you burning bridges with your donors? … [Read more...]
Look what YOU did! 5 Ways to Thank Your Donors
"Look what YOU did!" This was the subject line of an email I recently received. Was it good? Bad? Suddenly, I felt like a kid being called to the principal’s office. Was I in trouble? What had I done? Of course, it didn’t take long for curiosity to get the best of me and I immediately opened the email. In big, bold letters, the … [Read more...]
How To Cultivate Prospects and Build Lasting Relationships
Cultivation is the process of building relationships, which is what fundraising is all about! Cultivation is NOT: A monologue about how great your program is. A single meeting. A tour of your facility, highlighting the shiny new (or dirty old) equipment, classrooms, facilities, conference rooms, etc. Cultivation IS: A dialogue … [Read more...]
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