As kids, most of us were trained to say “thank you.” Some of us even had parents that required us to write “thank you” notes to relatives that gave us gifts. So why don’t we say “thank you” to our donors? The very people that fund our mission. That give out of their hard earned [...]
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Fundraising Secret #45: SAY THANK YOU!
March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: 4. Love (Stewardship) · Fundraising Secrets
Fundraising warning: Don’t limit your fishing to the smallest pond
November 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Within the last couple weeks, there was an article about another nonprofit closing. Reading the article, I saw an incredibly common fundraising myth perpetuated. The myth sounds goes something like this: if we only had more businesses and foundation grants, then our funding challenges would be over. Check this quote out: “You really need more [...]
Tags: 3. Ask · Fundraising Myths · Fundraising Secrets
Oprah’s The Big Give – Miami
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This was the It Could Happen to You episode of Oprah’s The Big Give! I suspect, most viewers thought it’d be incredibly easy to give away $100,000 in 24 hours, even with the quirky restrictions. But it’s not as easy as it seems! First I want to highlight a couple lessons donors can learn from [...]
Tags: 4. Love (Stewardship) · Oprah's "The Big Give"
Fundraising Secret #14: Don’t be hard on local businesses
March 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I originally wanted to call this fundraising secret: Don’t be a jerk—business people often don’t have liquid assets. That seems to get the message across more bluntly. I’m amazed at how poorly we treat business owners. Especially sole-proprietors. We approach them in ways we wouldn’t dream of approaching our other donors. With entitlement, bordering on [...]
Tags: 3. Ask · Objections
What are you saying?!
May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
This story appeared in Inland Hospital’s internal daily: There was an elderly woman who had been hard of hearing for years. Her family and friends were always encouraging her to get a hearing aid. Finally, she gave in. After having the hearing aid for three weeks she returned to the audiologist for a minor adjustment. [...]
Tags: 3. Ask
