Donor Relations
Learn about how to treat your donors well.
5 Ways to Really Annoy Your Older Donors
Language matters, and as writers of materials from fundraising letters to press releases to blog posts, we can add to or prevent harmful stereotypes, whether they are racist, gender-based, or ageist.
Language matters, and as writers of materials from fundraising letters to press releases to blog posts, we can add to or prevent harmful stereotypes, whether they are racist, gender-based, or ageist.
Thank You Letters for Donations Are As Important as the Appeal
Once you have a donation from a contributor in hand, don't neglect the follow-up steps necessary to keep that donor and cultivate more donations. You need a thank you letter and a donor disclosure letter.
Once you have a donation from a contributor in hand, don't neglect the follow-up steps necessary to keep that donor and cultivate more donations. You need a thank you letter and a donor disclosure letter.
Sample of Thank You Letter for Donation
Thank you letters to donors not only seal the deal, but also cultivate donors for future donations.
Thank you letters to donors not only seal the deal, but also cultivate donors for future donations.
How to Write Donor Thank You Letters That Seal the Deal
Thank you letters to your donors conclude one transaction but, more importantly, they are a bridge to future support. Get them right, and you are well on your way to future fundraising success. Here are 10 tips for making those thank you letters just right.
Thank you letters to your donors conclude one transaction but, more importantly, they are a bridge to future support. Get them right, and you are well on your way to future fundraising success. Here are 10 tips for making those thank you letters just right.
Young vs Older Donors: Who is More Generous?
Members of the Millennial generation are more likely than any other generation to cite the "desire to make the world a better place to live" as a key motivator for their philanthropic giving.
Members of the Millennial generation are more likely than any other generation to cite the "desire to make the world a better place to live" as a key motivator for their philanthropic giving.
Tips for World-Class Donor Relations
Great customer service is the key to donor relations.
Great customer service is the key to donor relations.
Best Websites for Free Donor Research
You may not be able to hire a donor prospect researcher to prepare detailed information about your donor prospects, but you can start pulling together some basic information just with some time and patience.
You may not be able to hire a donor prospect researcher to prepare detailed information about your donor prospects, but you can start pulling together some basic information just with some time and patience.
What You Need to Know About Donor Disclosures
501(c)(3) nonprofits must abide by many IRS rules in exchange for their considerable tax advantages. The most common rules have to do with donor disclosures.
501(c)(3) nonprofits must abide by many IRS rules in exchange for their considerable tax advantages. The most common rules have to do with donor disclosures.
Tips for Protecting Your Donor Data
Protecting your online donor data from abuse is not always about technology. Of course, you should have the best security solutions in play, but there are other considerations that can undermine the security of your donor data.
Protecting your online donor data from abuse is not always about technology. Of course, you should have the best security solutions in play, but there are other considerations that can undermine the security of your donor data.
Tips for Getting Beyond Donor Distrust
It's true. Many donors do not trust many nonprofits. How can you avoid being on the list of distrusted nonprofits? Here are some tips for a trustworthy future
It's true. Many donors do not trust many nonprofits. How can you avoid being on the list of distrusted nonprofits? Here are some tips for a trustworthy future
Donor Newsletters: Your Route to Keeping Donors Excited and In a Giving Mood
Research has shown that donors like to receive newsletters...the problem is that they are not always read. Author Ahern says this is because so many newsletters are simply not interesting.
Research has shown that donors like to receive newsletters...the problem is that they are not always read. Author Ahern says this is because so many newsletters are simply not interesting.