How to Write a Great Out-of-Office Message (with Key Info for Your Donors)
Everyone at the office is just about ready to shut down their laptops for some time off during the holidays. But you don’t want to leave your donors hanging. What if they have questions about sending in a last-minute year-end gift? Now, this doesn’t mean you or your...
Our Top Tips for Crafting Effective Introduction Letters
Are you taking over a portfolio and aren’t quite sure how to introduce yourself to donors that were once being managed by another fundraiser? Or maybe you’re moving into a new role at an organization with a well-known CEO who carries a lot of sway with your donors? Or...
Can’t Find a Donor’s Phone Number?
For many frontline fundraisers, one of the biggest barriers to connecting with donors is not about getting the nerve to call and follow up with a donor; it’s getting the number or email in the first place! In fact, it’s probably the #1 question we get when we urge...
Stewarding Major Donors – How to Communicate?
“What types of communications are most effective for stewarding major donors?” That’s the question Jeff and I were recently asked. The answer is surprisingly simple: Communication media that match the preferences of the donor. What has your donor told you about how...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
