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A Donor Performance Report Delivers a Practical & Relational Gift

A Donor Performance Report Delivers a Practical & Relational Gift

by Karen Kendrick | Aug 14, 2023 | Donor Communication, Donor Conversations, Donor meetings, Donor Relations, Donor visits, Impact Reporting, Meetings | Communication, Donor Conversation, Donor Visits, Meaningful Connections, Relationships, Reporting Back, Structure

If you’re wondering how to have better donor meetings, a tool like the Donor Performance Report might be just what you need.

Is It Time to Ask for In-Person Donor Meetings?

Is It Time to Ask for In-Person Donor Meetings?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 22, 2021 | Communication Preferences, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Donor Conversation, Donor Visits

Answering a reader question: Is it okay to start asking for in-person meetings?

Not in Person? You Can Still Ask for a Gift!

Not in Person? You Can Still Ask for a Gift!

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jul 7, 2021 | Donor Communiication, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Asking, Major Donors, Permission-Based Asking

When asking for a gift, tune in to a donor’s communication preferences, not yours or the organization’s management preferences.

15 Questions to Help You Go Deeper with Donors

15 Questions to Help You Go Deeper with Donors

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Oct 2, 2019 | Donor meetings, Tips, Trust | Curiousity, Donor-Centered, Passions and Interests

Every donor has a story. To get to that story you need to be curious and show that you honestly want to know your donor.

Make it Meaningful: 3 Questions to Help Move Your Donor Relationship Forward

Make it Meaningful: 3 Questions to Help Move Your Donor Relationship Forward

by Jeff Schreifels | Aug 2, 2023 | Communication, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Major Gift Officers, Meaningful Connections, Metrics

Throw out the old metric of face-to-face meetings and phone calls, and instead embrace the regular creation of “meaningful connections” with donors.

What’s a Meaningful Connection?

What’s a Meaningful Connection?

by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 17, 2019 | Communication, Donor meetings, Meaningful Connections | Metrics, Moves Management

Throw out the old metric of face-to-face meetings and phone calls, and instead embrace the regular creation of “meaningful connections” with donors.