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4 ways you might be making it all about you

And why making it about you is a mistake We all do it from time to time. We fall a little in love with our own organization. Or we get a little tired of the hard work. Then we forget that good fundraising focuses on the donor and the mission. Are you making these mistakes? […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor care, donor focus, thank you 9 Comments

Think you’re too small to care for donors?

Think you’re too small to care for donors? Think again. If you raise money, you can care for your donors. No excuses. Because if you want to keep raising money, you must take good care of your donors. If your organization is small, you should know you’re not alone. Most nonprofits have annual budgets under […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donors Tagged With: cycle of giving, donor care, small organization 3 Comments

Don’t make my aunt write your acknowledgment

Don’t make my aunt write your acknowledgment I was ticked off into writing. It wasn’t what I’d planned to start with. But for my very first post at Hands-On Fundraising, I wrote about a situation that really upset me. To recap: A dear friend lost his mother. At the funeral home, handy forms suggested memorial […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor care, donor respect, good fundraising 7 Comments

Oh, brave new world

Oh, brave new world Is it just me? I’m feeling more Huxley than Shakespeare right now. Many of us in the nonprofit world are feeling anxious. The future is scary. It’s clearer every day: we’re going to have to up our games. Here in the U.S. changes in our social safety net, along with possible […]

Filed Under: Blog, Planning Tagged With: donor care, self-care 7 Comments

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

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