Don’t Pursue Your Donors… Be Consistent
When you’re consistent with how you work and develop relationships with donors, you don’t have to view it as a game of pursuit and evasion with the donor.
When you’re consistent with how you work and develop relationships with donors, you don’t have to view it as a game of pursuit and evasion with the donor.
When meeting with a donor, how much listening do you do? To be successful in major gifts, you need to listen more than you talk.
August presents an opportunity for fundraisers to evaluate where you are and prepare for the last quarter of the year. Here’s your checklist.
If you start putting these practical-yet-powerful ideas into place, you’ll help create and foster a culture of philanthropy at your organization.
Managers and leaders forget what you’ve agreed to. They have too much stuff swirling around in their heads to keep track of it all. It’s your job to remind them.
When we help construct donor offers, we always ask the following questions: “What societal problem is your cause addressing? What is the benefit to society that your cause promotes?”