While you might be out there looking for your next major donor prospect, what are you doing to thank your CURRENT donors and inspire them to give again? The ones who give to you year after year? To me, that’s … Read More
Do you find it awkward to ask for donations? I used to feel that way too! Getting over the fear of asking for donations and gaining confidence is a matter of training and practice. If you truly have the passion … Read More
I get this question all the time from growing nonprofit organizational staff. “We send one appeal letter and a few e-mails at year end asking for gifts, is this enough?” “If we send more appeals, will we upset our loyal … Read More
I don’t know about you, but when I get a direct mail solicitation letter from a nonprofit organization that asks me to make a donation, my habit as a fundraiser (of course) is to pick that letter apart with a … Read More
(image credit: created by Vlad Schmeisser , included in “Tag, You’re It - Now Raise Us Some Money.”) “Send that appeal, and they will donate.” That’s like saying, “Build it, and they will come.” It worked in “Field of Dreams” … Read More