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How to make your donors feel special

How to make your donors feel special You understand how important retention is. And if you’re overworked and underfunded then it’s even more critical that your donors feel fiercely loyal to your organization. And you’re already doing what you’ve been told: All of this is about a mindset that puts donors at the center of […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donors Tagged With: donor care, donor relations Leave a Comment

Why your smaller-dollar donors should matter

Why should you care? The Agitator ran an article about changes in giving that ought to concern us all. While overall giving was up last year, more of the money came from wealthy donors. Smaller dollar gifts declined. Do read the article, and the study, Gilded Giving, it references. In the article, Roger Craver points […]

Filed Under: Annual Giving, Blog Tagged With: donor love, donor loyalty, small donors 5 Comments

Beyond salary – ideas for keeping employees happy

Why do some organizations manage to hang on to good people, while others cannot keep employees happy? A month ago, I wrote about a topic raised by colleagues at a small gathering, finding a good development director. My colleagues reported this problem as one of the most pressing for their clients. At the meeting, I […]

Filed Under: Blog, Caring for yourself Tagged With: employee retention, nonprofit staff, work life balance 1 Comment

How good are you at customer service?

How good are you at customer service? Can we talk about customer service? Maybe you don’t think about our work as customer service work. That’s the folks at the store or on the other end of the phone when you need help. Or the person at the counter of your favorite bagel place. But if […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donors Tagged With: Customer service, donor loyalty, donor relations 4 Comments

Need a culture of philanthropy? 8 ideas to cultivate one

By now, everyone has heard about how important a culture of philanthropy is to our organizations. But how many are really building one? First, let’s be clear about what a culture of philanthropy means. Philanthropy is “love for humankind”. Well, isn’t that what we’re doing every day? Isn’t that the point? Culture has many definitions, ranging […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: culture of philanthropy, philanthropy is mission 7 Comments

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