Mastering Donor Conversations: A Guide to Purposeful and Meaningful Dialogue
I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
4 Types of Questions to Help You Avoid Awkward Donor Conversations
I still remember that icky feeling I’d get after an awkward conversation with a donor. Phone calls in particular can feel weird for a number of reasons: your donor’s personality, your own comfort on the phone, or how trusting the donor is in talking to a fundraiser....
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...
Putting Structure to Your First Donor Contact
We often get calls from MGOs asking how they should approach their first donor contact – that phone call or meeting where you are finally talking to the donor live. We have written a lot about this topic but Diana Frazier, our Senior Client Experience Leader, has put...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
